More quotes by Ambrose Bierce

"Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math."
"Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic."
"Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of."
"Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows."
"Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out."