Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope. – Ambrose Bierce
Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward. – Ambrose Bierce

Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope. – Ambrose Bierce
Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward. – Ambrose Bierce
Laziness. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree. – Ambrose Bierce
Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is – it is her shadow. – Ambrose Bierce