Quotes by Bierce, Ambrose

Consul. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure an >>

Life. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. >>

Historian. A broad -- gauge gossip. >>

Quotations about Vanity

Our vanity is the constant enemy of our dignity. >>

Vanity is a mark of humility rather than of pride. >>

There was never yet fair woman but she made mouths in a glass. >>

They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.

Bierce, Ambrose