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Witness Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- PROOF, n. Evidence having a shade more of plausibility than of unlikelihood. The testimony of two credible witnesses as opposed to that of only one.
- Fear has no brains; it is an idiot. The dismal witness that it bears and the cowardly counsel that it whispers are unrelated.
- DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number --just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice.…
More Witness Quotes
- How much we need, in the church and in society, witnesses of the beauty of holiness, witnesses of the splendour of truth,… — Pope Benedict XVI
- That the Jews assumed a right exclusively to the benefits of God will be a lasting witness against them and the same… — William Blake
- Even in the most beautiful music there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence. — Andrea Bocelli
- Throughout my career, I had the great fortune to experience firsthand as well as to witness what it means to be a… — John O. Brennan
- Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it… — James L. Buckley
- I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging. — George W. Bush
- We, unlike Nazi Germany or Mussolini's Italy, have never stopped being a nation of laws, not of men. But witness how men… — Robert Byrd
- The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the… — Muhammad Ali
- A witness, in the sense that I am using the word, is a man whose life and faith are so completely one… — Whittaker Chambers
- I grew up a witness to gay politics in its early days. I remember seeing Harvey Milk and been moved by him. — Margaret Cho
- For far too long the world's poorest people have seen no benefit from the vast natural resources in their own backyards. It… — Nick Clegg
- I have made my living bearing witness to some of the most horrific events of the end of our century, at the… — Christiane Amanpour