Ambrose Gwinett Bierce Advantage Quotations

HYPOCRITE, n. One who, profession virtues that he does not respect secures the advantage of seeming to be what he depises.

RESIGN, v.t. To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an advantage for a greater advantage.

IMPARTIAL, adj. Unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy or adopting either of two conflicting opinions.

HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homocide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another --the classification is for advantage of the lawyers.