Ambrose Bierce was an American writer of short story, journalist, poet, and veteran of the Civil War. His book The Devil’s Dictionary has been listed by the American Bicentennial Administration as one of the “100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature.” His tale “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” has been described as “one of the most popular and often anthologized stories in American literature,” and his book Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (also published as In the Midst of Life) has been called one of the 100 most important American books written before 1900 by the Grolier Club. A prolific and versatile writer, Bierce was considered one of America’s most influential journalists, and a visionary writer of realist literature. Michael Dirda ranked him for his horror writing alongside Edgar Allan Poe and H. Lovecraft P. Stephen Crane, Ernest Hemingway and others inspired his war stories, and he was considered an prolific and feared literary critic. Bierce has gained greater recognition as a fabulist and for his poetry in recent decades. Bierce traveled to Chihuahua, Mexico in December 1913 to obtain first hand experience of the Mexican Revolution. He disappeared, and suspected to be traveling with rebel forces. We never saw him again. Ambrose Bierce Quotes are given below.
- Name:- Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
- Date of Birth:- June 24, 1842
- Husband/ Spouse:-Mary Ellen “Mollie” Day (m. 1871; div. 1904)
- Children:- Raymond Day (1872–1889), Leigh (1874–1901), Helen (1875–1940)
- Profession:- Soldier, Journalist, Writer
- Movies:- Brave New World, Pride and Prejudice,
- Net Worth:- $5 Million
- Birthplace:- Meigs County, Ohio
- Nationality:- American
- Hair color:- Brown
- Online Presence:- Twitter, Instagram
- Died:- c. 1914 (Aged 71–72)
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”
Ambrose Bierce
“Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.”
Ambrose Bierce
“The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.”
Ambrose Bierce
“Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.”
Ambrose Bierce
“Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.”
Ambrose Bierce
“Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum — “I think that I think, therefore I think that I am;” as close an approach to certainty as any philosopher has yet made.”
Ambrose Bierce
“April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.”
Ambrose Bierce
“Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.”
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“Religions are conclusions for which the facts of nature supply no major premises.”
Ambrose Bierce
“Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.”
Ambrose Bierce