Ambrose Bierce
  • Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.

  • Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.

  • Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.

  • Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.

  • Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.