Ambrose Bierce Distinct Quotations

What a woman most admires in a man is distinction among men. What a man most admires in a woman is devotion to himself.

SCRAP-BOOK, n. A book that is commonly edited by a fool. Many persons of some small distinction compile scrap-books containing whatever they happen to read about themselves or employ others to collect.

INDIFFERENT, adj. Imperfectly sensible to distinctions among things.

ECCENTRICITY, n. A method of distinction so cheap that fools employ it to accentuate their incapacity.