Faith Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.

— Ambrose Bierce

Convictions are variable; to be always consistent is to be sometimes dishonest.

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Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

— Ambrose Bierce

UNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons of another faith.

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THEOSOPHY, n. An ancient faith having all the certitude of religion and all the mystery of science.

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RUIN, v. To destroy. Specifically, to destroy a maid's belief in the virtue of maids.

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PREFERENCE, n. A sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the erroneous belief that one thing is better than another.

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Absurdity: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

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DELUSION, n. The father of a most respectable family, comprising Enthusiasm, Affection, Self-denial, Faith, Hope, Charity and many other goodly sons and…

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WALL STREET, n. A symbol for sin for every devil to rebuke. That Wall Street is a den of thieves is a…

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“Pessimism n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope…

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REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation that is not inconsistent…

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SACERDOTALIST, n. One who holds the belief that a clergyman is a priest. Denial of this momentous doctrine is the hardest challenge…

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He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity. A fool is a natural proselyte, but he must be caught young, for his…

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MYTHOLOGY, n. The body of a primitive people's beliefs concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deities and so forth, as distinguished from…

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Insurance - an ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is…

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optimism, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right…

— Ambrose Bierce

OPTIMISM, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right…

— Ambrose Bierce

HEART, n. An automatic, muscular blood-pump. Figuratively, this useful organ is said to be the esat of emotions and sentiments --a very…

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PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters.

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BEG, v. To ask for something with an earnestness proportioned to the belief that it will not be given.

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Faith. Belief without evidencein what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, ofthings without parallel.

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LECTURER, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience.

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Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his…

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