"Wit – the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out." ― Ambrose Bierce Topic(s): Humor More From Ambrose Bierce "Sabbath – a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh." "War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography." "Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country." More In Humor "Public and employer opinion often defeat society’s best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women."― Kate Smith "Although Kurt Vonnegut may not be considered a humor writer, ‘Breakfast of Champions’ is one of the funniest books I’ve ever read."― Justin Halpern "Humor does not rescue us from unhappiness, but enables us to move back from it a little."― Mason Cooley