Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Ambrose Bierce quote

I heard this quote recently in a movie, the name of which I can't remember for the life of me, but I wrote it down and then wanted to look for the author. I googled the quote and found that Ambrose Bierce, a journalist in the 1800s said it, "In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass, and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity."
-Ambrose Bierce

4 comments:

Melissa said...

I would add "sloth" to the list of animals, because today I'm neither a tiger, pig, ass, nor nightengale. I am a sloth; tired and slow-moving and wanting to sleep in a tree.

Sassy63 said...

Great addition to the list!! But I bet you don't want to eat bugs. LOL!

Anonymous said...

Tigers get tired and slow-moving after a hard day of chasing their cubs and hunting down dinner and they like to take naps in trees. You're just a tiger who needs a little rest. Take a nap tiger! You deserve it.

Anonymous said...

A tiger is tired and slow-moving after a day of chasing kittens and hunting down dinner and they like to sleep in a tree after all that. Take a nap tiger! You deserve it.