Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly. – Ambrose Bierce
Erudition. Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull. – Ambrose Bierce

Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly. – Ambrose Bierce
Erudition. Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull. – Ambrose Bierce
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others. – Ambrose Bierce
Custard: A detestable substance produced by a malevolent conspiracy of the hen, the cow, and the cook. – Ambrose Bierce