More quotes by Ambrose Bierce

"Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic."
"Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows."
"You don't have to be stupid to be a Christian, ... but it probably helps."
"Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out."
"Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of."