Ambrose Gwinett Bierce Rich Quotations

PHILANTHROPIST, n. A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.

Philanthropist. A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.

ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.

Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure, and intimate when he is rich and famous.

GOUT, n. A physician's name for the rheumatism of a rich patient.