Ambrose Bierce

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1 (1842 - 1913) 1.1 Attributed 1.2 Books

(1842 - 1913)

Attributed

• "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography."

• "The covers of this book are too far apart."

• "I keep a conscience uncorrupted by religion, a judgment undimmed by politics and patriotism, a heart untainted by friendships and sentiments unsoured by animosities."

• "A Christian is one who follows the teachings of Christ so long as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin."

• "Women would be more charming if one could fall into her arms without falling into her hands."

• "Certain old men prefer to rise at dawn, 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."

• "Platonic Love is a fool's name for the affection between a disability and a frost."

Books

• The Devil's Dictionary

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