Ambrose Bierce on Faith
Faith is the belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
—Ambrose Bierce
More funny, insightful quotes from Ambrose Bierce can be found here.
Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. - Ambrose Bierce
Another page of Bierce’s quotes can be found here. Here are a couple:
Koran, n. A book which the Mohammedans foolishly believe to have been written by divine inspiration, but which Christians know to be a wicked imposture, contradictory to the Holy Scriptures.
– Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy.
– Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
Bierce is most famous for writing The Devil’s Dictionary.
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