Home » Quote » Ambrose Bierce » „Diplomacy, n. The patriotic art of lying for one’s country.“ „Diplomacy, n. The patriotic art of lying for one’s country.“ — Ambrose Bierce Tags:ArtCountryLying Related quotes „Ballycumber (ba-li-KUM-ber) n.One of the six half-read books lying somewhere in your bed.“ — Douglas Adams „Infancy, n. The period of our lives when, according to Wordsworth, 'Heaven lies about us.' The world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.“ — Ambrose Bierce „Monday, n. In Christian countries, the day after the baseball game.“ — Ambrose Bierce