Ambrose Bierce Quotes about Confusion

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PREDESTINATION, n. The doctrine that all things occur according to programme. . . . not be confused with that of foreordination. The difference is great enough to have deluged Christendom with ink, to say nothing of the

PREDESTINATION, n. The doctrine that all things occur according to programme. . . . not be confused with that of foreordination. The difference is great enough to have deluged Christendom with ink, to say nothing of the gore.

Ambrose Bierce

Confused, Differences, Confusion

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.186, University of Georgia Press

OWE, v. To have (and to hold) a debt. The word formerly signified not indebtedness, but possession; it meant "own," and in the minds of debtors there is still a good deal of confusion between assets and liabilities.

Ambrose Bierce

Confusion, Confusing, Mind

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.177, University of Georgia Press

In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity. Some, though, are known by numbers, which also seem inadequate distinctions.

Ambrose Bierce

Names, Numbers, Confusion

Ambrose Bierce (2012). “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and Other Stories”, p.128, Courier Corporation