What did Ambrose Bierce mean by: A nation that will not enforce its laws has no claim to the respect and allegiance of its people. Ambrose Bierce Journalist · USA Copy
+ Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows. Author, October 2, 2023January 2, 2025, Ambrose Bierce, Competition, Jealousy, Society, 0 Ambrose Bierce Journalist · USA
+ The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff. Read explanation Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Ambrose Bierce, Deception, Failure, Pride, 0 Ambrose Bierce Journalist · USA
+ Erudition – dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull. Author, September 4, 2023January 2, 2025, Ambrose Bierce, Ignorance, Knowledge, Learning, 0 Ambrose Bierce Journalist · USA
+ The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog. Author, June 22, 2023January 2, 2025, Ambrose Bierce, Affection, Dogs, 0 Ambrose Bierce Journalist · USA
+ HERMIT, n. A person whose vices and follies are not sociable. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Ambrose Bierce, Isolation, Judgement, Satire, 0 Ambrose Bierce Journalist · USA
+ A popular writer writes about what people think. A wise writer offers them something to think about. Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Ambrose Bierce, Popularity, Reflection, Wisdom, 0 Ambrose Bierce Journalist · USA
+ A popular vote to ascertain the will of the sovereign. Author, September 16, 2023January 2, 2025, Ambrose Bierce, Democracy, Sovereignty, Voting, 0 Ambrose Bierce Journalist · USA
+ Destiny: A tyrant’s authority for crime and a fool’s excuse for failure. Read explanation Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Ambrose Bierce, Excuse, Failure, Tyranny, 0 Ambrose Bierce Journalist · USA
The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art. Read explanation Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher · Germany
If men wish to be held in esteem, they must associate with those only who are estimable. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The path of Martial Arts begins and ends with courtesy. So be genuinely polite on every occasion. Mas Oyama Martial artist · South Korea
Individuality is to be preserved and respected everywhere, as the root of everything good. Jean Paul Writer · Germany
