One who, professing virtues that he does not respect, secures the advantage of seeming to be what he despises.
Ambrose BierceNothing is more logical than persecution. Religious tolerance is a kind of infidelity.
Ambrose BierceIn forgiving an injury be somewhat ceremonious, lest your magnanimity be construed as indifference.
Ambrose BierceHeathen, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel.
Ambrose Bierce