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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Posts Tagged ‘The Devil’s Dictionary’
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 »
History, n.
Posted in History, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, 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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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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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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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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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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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: | |
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We’re Aging With Time | |
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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: | |
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: | |
2012 | Who I Want To Be |
2011 | Mythic Forgetfulness |
Eloquence, n.
Posted in Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, 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: | |
2012 | Why Bother? |
2011 | Peculiar Notions |
Distance, n.
Posted in Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary 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: | |
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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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: | |
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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 |
Christian, n.
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Humor, My Journal, Quotes, tagged Ambrose Bierce, Faith, Humor, My Journal, On Being Christian, Quotes, The Devil's Dictionary on February 8, 2013| Leave a Comment »
One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows the teachings of Christ in so far as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin. | |
— Ambrose Bierce | |
From his book: “The Devil’s Dictionary“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
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The Group | |
2019 | Carrying Humanity |
2018 | Not Necessarily In This Order |
Stock Market Sets More Records Under #DumbDonald | |
2017 | An Accumulation Of Acts |
2016 | Here’s Lookin’ At You Kid |
2015 | How To Be Omnipotent |
2014 | The Promise Of Future Love |
2013 | Christian, n. |
2012 | Praise |
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood | |
2011 | A Few More Lyrics From The Past |
5 For The Price Of 1 | |