GRAVITATION, n. 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 the proof of B, makes B the proof of A.
Ambrose BierceA malefactor who atones for making your writing nonsense by permitting the compositor to make it unintelligible.
Ambrose BierceForgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
Ambrose Bierce