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Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce was an American journalist, satirist, and editor, renowned for his sharp wit and dark humor. He is best known for his satirical novel 'The Devil's Dictionary' and his short stories. Bierce was born on June 24, 1842, and his exact date of death remains unknown, as he disappeared during the American Civil War. more

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“All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.”

“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”

“Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”

“God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.”

“Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.”

“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.”