Ambrose Bierce Quote

OWE, v. To have (and to hold) a debt. The word formerly signified not indebtedness, but possession; it meant "own," and in the minds of debtors there is still a good deal of confusion between assets and liabilities.

The collected works (ed. 1911)

OWE, v. To have (and to hold) a debt. The word formerly signified not indebtedness, but possession; it meant own, and in the minds of debtors there...

OWE, v. To have (and to hold) a debt. The word formerly signified not indebtedness, but possession; it meant own, and in the minds of debtors there...

OWE, v. To have (and to hold) a debt. The word formerly signified not indebtedness, but possession; it meant own, and in the minds of debtors there...

OWE, v. To have (and to hold) a debt. The word formerly signified not indebtedness, but possession; it meant own, and in the minds of debtors there...