About Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 – c. 1914) was an American author, journalist, and poet. A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was regarded as one of the most influential journalists in the United States and as a pioneering writer of realist fiction. For his horror writing, Michael Dirda ranked...
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There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know.
Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.
Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.
Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.
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There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know.
The charitable acts that count the most are those done without anyone knowing.
Either the United States will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.
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