The covers of this book are too far apart. - Ambrose Bierce

"Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows."

"Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of."

"Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success."

"Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable."

"Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion."