Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.
Quote by Ambrose Bierce
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Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.
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Ambrose Bierce Quotes
- Barometer, n. An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.
- In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
- Pray To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
- Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
- Quotation, n The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
- Painting The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.
- Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
- Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
- The covers of this book are too far apart.
- Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.
Best Quotes
- Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.
- There is no sin greater than ignorance.
- Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.
- There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil. No matter what storms are raging all around, you'll stand firm if you stand on His love.
- The U.S. has since the end of World War II had an answer - we stand for free peoples and free markets, we are willing to support and defend them - we will sustain a balance of power that favors freedom.
- Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
- Perhaps it is a universal truth that the loss of liberty at home is to be charged to provisions against danger, real or pretended, from abroad.
- God has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us, on this side of the grave.
- If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
- If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.