“Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out.”

Ambrose Bierce

“Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.”

Ambrose Bierce

“Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.”

Ambrose Bierce

“Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of.”

Ambrose Bierce

“Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.”

Ambrose Bierce