Ambrose (Gwinnett) Bierce, 1842-1914
was an US author and satirist
DIGESTION, n. The conversion of victuals into virtues. When the process is imperfect, vices are evolved instead — a circumstance from which that wicked writer, Dr. Jeremiah Blenn, infers that the ladies are the greater sufferers from dyspepsia.
( “The Devil's Dictionary”, 1906 )