Ambrose Gwinett Bierce



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"Abstainer. A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure."

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"Absurdity. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion."

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"Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to."

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"All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher."

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"Callous, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another."

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"Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction."

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"Egotist a person more interested in himself than in me."

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"Genius - To know without having learned to draw just conclusions from unknown premises to discern the soul of things."

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"History is an account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools."

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"Pray To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessed unworthy."

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"Quoting the act of repeating erroneously the words of another."

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"There are four kinds of Homicide felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy."

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"The world has suffered more from the ravages of ill-advised marriages than from virginity."

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"This ONLY is denied God The power to undo the past."

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"We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over."

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