A Quote by Ambrose Bierce

adherent, n. A follower who has not yet obtained all that he expects to get. — © Ambrose Bierce
adherent, n. A follower who has not yet obtained all that he expects to get.
To uphold religious tolerance, it is very wise that an adherent of a religion should not do something forbidden in another religion in front of the adherent of the latter.
Wishing will not make it so. The Lord expects our thinking. He expects our action. He expects our labors. He expects our testimonies. He expects our devotion.
If your husband expects you to laugh, do so; if he expects you to cry, don't; if you don't know what he expects, what are you doing married?
It's a democracy, and the reason why the conservative movement loses is because it believes that it is elite, that the smartest in its midst who have gone to the right schools and who have worked at the right think tanks and have the right opinions and the right friends can run it for the rest of America. That's why I'm a Tea Party adherent over a Republican or conservative establishment adherent.
A man who is convinced of the truth of his religion is indeed never tolerant. At the least, he is to feel pity for the adherent of another religion but usually it does not stop there. The faithful adherent of a religion will try first of all to convince those that believe in another religion and usually he goes on to hatred if he is not successful. However, hatred then leads to persecution when the might of the majority is behind it.
When you deal with change, you have a couple choices: you can lead it and make the rules, or you can be a fast follower, or you can be a slow follower.
The most dangerous follower is the one whose defection would destroy the whole party: hence, the best follower.
The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. … The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader.
My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain't fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson.
Healing is not always obtained by saying a prayer. It is obtained by obeying God
The wisdom obtained in the higher states of consciousness is different from that obtained by inference and testimony as it refers to particulars.
Results are often obtained by impetuosity and daring which could never have been obtained by ordinary methods.
Be a follower of JESUS CHRIST--I am not seeking followers of my own. Don't be a follower of a MAN--but of CHRIST!
I’ve been involved in a number of cults both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower but you make more money as a leader.
Brazil doesn't get a lot of gold medals, so whenever I get a chance, everybody expects me to win, and to get second is a big disappointment.
I am a humble adherent of...Enlightenment Rationalist Fundamentalism.
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