Quotes by Bierce, Ambrose

Beauty. The power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husb >>

Duty. That which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along t >>

Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figur >>

Quotations about Gossip

Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys. >>

Of course we women gossip on occasion. But our appetite for it is not >>

Rumor grows as it goes. >>

Confidante. One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C.

Bierce, Ambrose