Quotes From "The Devils Dictionary" By Ambrose Bierce

Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises...
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Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding. Ambrose Bierce
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Man, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably out to be. His chief occupation is the extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth and Canada. Ambrose Bierce
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Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. Ambrose Bierce