More From Ambrose Bierce
- "We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect."
- "Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured."
- "Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt."
More In Happiness
- "I know that a good many champions have entertained the thought that the more they discourage youngsters, the longer they would reign. However, this theory never impressed me, and I always made it a point to give youths the benefit of my experience in bicycle racing."― Major Taylor
- "Desire is individual. Happiness is common."― Julian Casablancas
- "This is why I belong, and why I believe. I commend to all this same search for happiness and for the truth."― Clayton Christensen