If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys. | |
― Chief Dan George | |
Animals are my friends… and I don’t eat my friends. | |
― George Bernard Shaw | |
Cannibal, n. — A gastronome of the old school who preserves the simple tastes and adheres to the natural diet of the pre-pork period. | |
— Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
[This post started with viewing a “Hannibal Lecter” video on YouTube: he was thinking of having an old friend over for dinner… — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
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2020 | With Friends Like This… |
2019 | Still Better Than Third |
2018 | A Tough Row To Hoe |
2017 | Just In Case |
2016 | Republicans Eat Their Young |
2015 | Still 99% |
2014 | Affirming The Wall |
2013 | Maintain The Freedom |
2012 | All Good |
2011 | Fountains Of Life |
Staying Alive | |
Posts Tagged ‘The Devil’s Dictionary’
With Some Fava Beans And A Nice Chianti
Posted in Humor, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Animals, Cannibal, Chief Dan George, Dark Humor, Fear, Friends, Gastronome, George Bernard Shaw, Hannibal Lecter, Old School, Philosophy, Quotes, Talking, The Devil's Dictionary, YouTube on March 9, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Martyr, n.
Posted in Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on March 21, 2015| Leave a Comment »
One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death. | |
— Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | One World (Our Only Place)… |
2021 | Move The Heart |
Join Hands | |
2020 | He Broke Even |
Whoever / Whatever | |
2019 | The Right Anger |
Another P&P Review | |
2018 | Does Fatalism Equal Mental Health? |
2017 | Choice |
2016 | Growing Worlds |
2015 | Change The Tide |
Martyr, n. | |
2014 | You, Too! |
2013 | Bitter Stand |
2012 | Lost For Words |
2011 | On Market Reactions… |
History, n.
Posted in History, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, History, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on March 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »
An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools. | |
— Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary” | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | 42 |
2021 | Blessings Larger Than Life |
Tomorrow She Sails | |
2020 | The Sun Came Out |
Not A Wink On Guard | |
2019 | The Importance Of A Deadline |
Chaos Is Not Really A New Remedy | |
2018 | History Will Judge Harshly |
Father Time, Perhaps? | |
2017 | Odds Are |
2016 | Prayer, Too |
2015 | History, n. |
2014 | See It Sometime |
2013 | Precious Friend |
2012 | It Couldn’t Be Done |
Feeling Surrounded? | |
2011 | Surprise! |
Idiot, n.
Posted in History, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Humor, My Journal, On History, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on June 7, 2014| Leave a Comment »
A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. | |
— Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Taking The Chance To Improvise |
2021 | A Bit Like Politics |
How About Tonight? | |
2020 | Independent Isolation |
2019 | This Pilgrim Has Had A (Mostly) Happy Road |
2018 | And Men, Too |
2017 | Damned If You Do |
2016 | A Storm Over The Horizon |
2015 | What About Today? |
2014 | Idiot, n. |
2013 | Temporary Reality |
2012 | The Great Objective |
2011 | Read A Book |
Destiny, n.
Posted in Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Destiny, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on June 6, 2014| Leave a Comment »
A tyrant’s authority for crime and a fool’s excuse for failure. | |
–– Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | My Conservative View |
2021 | Are We Getting Close To Uncertainty? |
How It Could Be | |
2020 | Two Loves |
A Short Count | |
2019 | Don’t Forget: Fire Burns |
2018 | Especially In The Middle East |
2017 | A Good Local |
2016 | Life Unlimited |
2015 | Still Trying |
2014 | Destiny, n. |
2013 | No Apologies |
2012 | Utterly Convinced |
2011 | A Key To Effectiveness |
Dawn, n.
Posted in Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on May 27, 2014| 2 Comments »
The time when men of reason go to bed. Certain old men prefer to rise at about that time, taking a cold bath and a long walk with an empty stomach, and otherwise mortifying the flesh. They then point with pride to these practices as the cause of their sturdy health and ripe years; the truth being that they are hearty and old, not because of their habits, but in spite of them. The reason we find only robust persons doing this thing is that it has killed all the others who have tried it. | |
–– Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Vision Test |
2021 | Or These Days, On The Internet |
There Goes My Heart | |
2020 | Find An Antidote |
2019 | Take A Few Minutes To Remember |
Start By Doubting | |
2018 | You Cannot Pretend |
2017 | A Long Shadow |
2016 | Learning, Experience, Chances or Money |
2015 | The Critical State |
2014 | Dawn, n. |
2013 | Ouch! |
2012 | Just Lookin’ Around |
Still Growing | |
2011 | But Do You Want To? |
Heathen, n.
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Faith, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on January 29, 2014| 4 Comments »
A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel. | |
— Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | A Murmuring Note |
2021 | Satisfied If Not Fulfilled |
You Don’t Know | |
Urban Ballroom | |
2020 | R.I.P. Kobe |
2019 | Looks A Lot Like #45 |
2018 | Trying To Stay Young |
2017 | Seems Reasonable To Me |
2016 | We Can Get Through This Together (In Time) |
2015 | How Long Is A Piece Of String? |
2014 | Heathen, n. |
2013 | Wisdom’s Folly |
2012 | When The Student Is Ready |
Disconnected Leadership | |
2011 | The Complex Richness Of Life |
Gravitation, n.
Posted in Humor, My Journal, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Gravitation, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, Science, The Devil's Dictionary on January 28, 2014| 2 Comments »
The tendency of all bodies to approach one another with a strength proportioned to the quantity of matter they contain – the quantity of matter they contain being ascertained by the strength of their tendency to approach one another. This is a lovely and edifying illustration of how science, having made A proof of B, makes B the proof of A. | |
— Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | A Happy Realization |
2021 | Is Science Cumulative? |
We’re Aging With Time | |
2020 | Where #45 Is Leading The Republican Party |
2019 | Your Own Blog Posts |
The Man With A Code | |
2018 | Choose Goodness |
2017 | Developing Translations |
2016 | Think Like A Hero |
2015 | Reductionism |
2014 | Gravitation, n. |
2013 | Ups And Downs |
2012 | Nerd Heard – And Good-Bye |
Your Continuum | |
2011 | Career Tips (Part 2) |
Faith, n.
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Humor, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Faith, Humor, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on June 11, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel. | |
–– Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | So Why Not Try? |
2021 | One Likely Consequence |
Just A Carousel | |
2020 | Know Love |
2019 | Spoiler Alert |
2018 | Tic-Toc |
2017 | Explaining Working Class Support For Donald |
2016 | Not In My Experience |
2015 | Effort |
2014 | Honest Wants |
2013 | Faith, n. |
2012 | Surprise Me |
2011 | Confused With Truth |
Education, n.
Posted in My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Education, Learning, My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on June 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. | |
– Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Laying A Sound Foundation |
2021 | A Little… |
Bringing Back Memories | |
Think Global – Act Local | |
2020 | Was #IncompenentDonald Born To Be A Diplomat? |
2019 | Have You Planted Lately? |
2018 | Something / Nothing |
2017 | Kindness |
2016 | Dealing With It |
2015 | Too Many Choices! |
2014 | Vini, Vidi, Vici |
2013 | Heroes |
Education, n. | |
2012 | Who I Want To Be |
2011 | Mythic Forgetfulness |
Eloquence, n.
Posted in Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Fools, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on June 2, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any other color appear white. | |
–– Ambrose Bierce | |
From: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Sowing The Future |
2021 | Unmistakable Progress |
Dom-De-Doo-Be Dom | |
Reviewing Austen | |
2020 | A Better Synthesis |
2019 | It’s Only Funny If You’re Old Enough To Know What “Film” Was |
2018 | Bourne Wicked Blonde |
First Things First | |
2017 | This Explains A Lot |
2016 | Me Too |
2015 | A Proper Price |
2014 | Well Hard |
2013 | Because I Can |
Eloquence, n. | |
2012 | Why Bother? |
2011 | Peculiar Notions |
Distance, n.
Posted in Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Distance, Humor, My Journal, Nouns, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary, The Poor on June 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs, and keep. | |
–– Ambrose Bierce | |
From: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Traveling Faster Than ‘c’ |
2021 | Maybe “Creation” Wasn’t That Difficult After All |
C’est Chic | |
2020 | #45: Time Is Ticking Away |
#45 Claims COVID-19 Defeated To Open The Economy | |
2019 | Belief Buffet |
2018 | Change Is Law |
2017 | A Dog Day Of Summer |
2016 | Chances Are |
2015 | Truer Spoken |
2014 | Not Quite There Yet (Either) |
Many Colors | |
2013 | Distance, n. |
Less Can Be More | |
2012 | Rise Up! |
The Gift | |
2011 | Artful Courage |
2010 | A Handful of Lessons… |
April Fool, n.
Posted in Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on April 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The March fool with another month added to his folly. | |
— Ambrose Bierce | |
From: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | When Your World Seems Dark |
2021 | Keep Looking |
It’s Feeling Good | |
2020 | Why Are So Many Of My Posts Simply Quotes? |
2019 | Two Books |
2018 | Prime Example = #45 |
2017 | Building On |
2016 | Dueling Heroes |
2015 | Remarkable Creations |
2014 | Measured Faith |
2013 | April Fool, n. |
2012 | Faith, Ego And Patriotism |
As It Happens | |
2011 | What Counts |
Coward, n.
Posted in Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on February 9, 2013| Leave a Comment »
One who in perilous emergency thinks with his legs. | |
— Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Why Do Republicans Still Follow A Con-Artist / Loser? |
2021 | Guns Or Butter |
Caught Up In The Magic | |
2020 | Haunting Illusions |
True Color | |
Crackin’ The Flags | |
2019 | Maybe A Slight Advantage |
We Should Never Give Up On Our Dreams | |
2018 | As I Recall |
2017 | Truly Generous |
2016 | Choose Your Destiny |
2015 | Fast And Firm |
2014 | Neither Head Nor Heart |
2013 | Lonely, Foolish, Love Songs |
Batting 1.000 | |
Coward, n. | |
2012 | At Least A Little More Difficult |
2011 | Speaking Of Fear |