Ambrose Bierce
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
marriage
Ambrose Bierce
Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.
marriage
Ambrose Bierce
Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of.
men
Ambrose Bierce
Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
men
Ambrose Bierce
Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.
men
Ambrose Bierce
Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
mom
Ambrose Bierce
Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.
money