Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others. – Ambrose Bierce
Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. – Ambrose Bierce

Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others. – Ambrose Bierce
Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. – Ambrose Bierce
Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly. – Ambrose Bierce
Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic. – Ambrose Bierce