Quote by Ambrose Bierce

Birth, n. The first and direst of all disasters.

Birth, n. The first and direst of all disasters.

Summary

This quote suggests that birth is viewed as the most profound and tragic of all calamities. It implies that the act of being born brings about a multitude of challenges and difficulties that can be seen as disastrous. Birth represents the beginning of a person's journey into a world filled with hardships and trials, and this quote highlights the somber nature of this process.

Topics

By Ambrose Bierce

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I really believe the only way to stay healthy is to eat prop

I really believe the only way to stay healthy is to eat properly, get your rest and exercise. If you don't exercise and do the other two, I still don't think it's going to help you that much.

... and because they were fond of reading, she fancied them

... and because they were fond of reading, she fancied them satirical: perhaps without exactly knowing what it was to be satirical; but that did not signify. It was censure in common use, and easily given.

Funny Reading Humour

We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imper

We need religion as a guide. We need it because we are imperfect. Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they are sinners can bring to democracy the tolerance it requires in order to survive.

If in an actor there appears an utter vacancy of meaning, a

If in an actor there appears an utter vacancy of meaning, a frigid equality, a stupid languor, a torpid apathy, the greatest kindness that can be shown him is a speedy sentence of expulsion

Actorsandacting

The God of Peace, the God of Truth will shortly seal this tr

The God of Peace, the God of Truth will shortly seal this truth, and confirm this witness, and make it evident to the whole world, that the doctrine of persecution for cause of conscience, is most evidently and lamentably contrary to the doctrine of Christ Jesus the Prince of Peace. Amen.

Roger Williams (theologian)

Truth Peace Conscience Persecution Worldpeace

No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if

No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?

Stay out of the sun, because it is the worst thing in terms

Stay out of the sun, because it is the worst thing in terms of aging. I'm very medical. I come from a medical family.

What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in

What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.

Meister Eckhart

Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared w

Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?

Life Chance Change Rest

How is clean, painless nonexistence any worse than clean, pa

How is clean, painless nonexistence any worse than clean, painless death?

Orson Scott Card

If you sit in judgment, investigate, if you sit in supreme p

If you sit in judgment, investigate, if you sit in supreme power, sit in command.

Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

I've been all over the world. I love New York, I love Paris,

I've been all over the world. I love New York, I love Paris, San Francisco, so many places. But there's no place like New Orleans. It's got the best food. It's got the best music. It's got the best people. It's got the most fun stuff to do.

Harry Connick, Jr.