Ocupation: Journalist
Life: June 24, 1842 - 1914
Birthday: June 24
Death: 1914
PESSIMISM- philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile.
source: Ambrose Bierce (2012). “The Devil's Dictionary”, p.93, Courier Corporation
topic: Hope, Philosophy, Pessimism, Scarecrow, Disheartening, Observers