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Ambrose Bierce

American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist

1842–1914

88 quotes, most often on Comedy, Anti-Religion and Politics.

Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
- Anti-Religion
- Religion
Scriptures, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.
The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
- Anti-Religion
- Religion
Zeus, n. The chief of Grecian gods, adored by the Romans as Jupiter and by the modern Americans as God, Gold, Mob and Dog.
The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)

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