Epigrams Quote by Ambrose Bierce

EPIGRAM, n. A short, sharp saying in prose or verse, frequently characterize by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom. Following are some of…

— Ambrose Bierce

An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.

— Minna Antrim

An epigram is the marriage of wit and wisdom; a wisecrack, their divorce.

— Evan Esar

Epigrams delight us into wisdom.

— Michael R. Burch

An epigram is a half-truth so stated as to irritate the person who believes the other half.

— Shailer Mathews

What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

“An,Epigram, Is,an,epic,Weight, Concealed, In,a,gram’s,Space.”

— Jose Garcia Villa

Those who are inspired by quotes and epigrams are those who will inspire the wisdom and ingenuity needed to change the world.

— Anonymous

nothing is so pleasant ... as to display your worldly wisdom in epigram and dissertation, but it is a trifle tedious to hear another…

— Ouida

“The Greek word epos means simply “word” or “story” or “song.” It is related to a verb meaning “to say” or “to tell,” which…

— Homer

Proverbs may be said to be the abridgment of wisdom.

— Joseph Joubert

By an epiphany he meant a sudden spiritual manifestation, whether in the vulgarity of speech or of gesture or memorable phrase of the mind…

— James Joyce