Will none of these lazy insignificant persons, whom I maintain, deliver me from this turbulent priest?Henry II of England
Will none of these lazy insignificant persons, whom I maintain, deliver me from this turbulent priest?Henry II of England
EXTINCTION, n. The raw material out of which theology created the future state.Ambrose Bierce, “Decalogue”, The Devil’s Dictionary (1906).
Men were singing the praises of Justice. “Not so loud,” said an angel; “if you wake her she will put you all to death.”Ambrose Bierce, The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce (1911)
MEEKNESS, n. Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary