“Logic, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding. The basic of logic is the syllogism, consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion - thus:Major Premise: Sixty men can do a piece of work sixty times as quickly as one man.Minor Premise: One man can dig a post-hole in sixty seconds; Therefore-Conclusion: Sixty men can dig a post-hole in one second.This may be called syllogism arithmetical, in which, by combining logic and mathematics, we obtain a double certainty and are twice blessed.”
Ambrose Bierce“All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher.”
Ambrose Bierce, The Collected Writings Of Ambrose Bierce“You scoundrel, you have wronged me," hissed the philosopher, "May you live forever!”
Ambrose Bierce, A Cynic Looks at Life by Ambrose Bierce, Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Classics“To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.”
Ambrose Bierce“Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.”
Ambrose Bierce“Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.”
Ambrose Bierce“Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.”
Ambrose Bierce“Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.”
Ambrose Bierce“When you doubt, abstain.”
Ambrose Bierce“Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.”
Ambrose Bierce“Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.”
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