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Ambrose Bierce Quotes about Fear

Creditor. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions.

Creditor. One of a tribe of savages dwelling beyond the Financial Straits and dreaded for their desolating incursions.

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.36, 谷月社

Heathen, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel.

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.108, University of Georgia Press

I keep a conscience uncorrupted by religion, a judgment undimmed by politics and patriotism, a heart untainted by friendships and sentiments unsoured by animosities.

Ambrose Bierce, S. T. Joshi, David E. Schultz (1998). “A Sole Survivor: Bits of Autobiography”, p.177, Univ. of Tennessee Press

Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.

Ambrose Bierce (1984). “The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce”, p.142, U of Nebraska Press

The ghost is the outward and visible signs of an inward fear.

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.76, 谷月社

DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears.

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.53, University of Georgia Press