Ambidextrous, adj.: Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left. Ambrose Bierce Read Quote
Genealogy, n. An account of one’s descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own. Ambrose Bierce Read Quote
Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having. Ambrose Bierce Read Quote
The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations. Ambrose Bierce Read Quote
Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers. Ambrose Bierce Read Quote
Amnesty, n. The state’s magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish. Ambrose Bierce Read Quote
Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking. Ambrose Bierce Read Quote
