Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone, and irrational as a headless hen.
Ambrose BierceAn old wine-bibber having been smashed in a railway collision, some wine was poured on his lips to revive him.
Ambrose BierceAn accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the actions of immutable natural laws.
Ambrose BierceReligion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
Ambrose Bierce