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Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Expediency, n. The father of all the virtues Picture Quote #1

Habit, n. A shackle for the free Picture Quote #1

Hatred, n. A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another’s success or superiority Picture Quote #1

Haughty, adj. Proud and disdainful, like a waiter Picture Quote #1

Homesick, adj. Dead broke abroad Picture Quote #1

Outdo, v. T. To make an enemy Picture Quote #1

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Plan, v. T. To bother about the best method of accomplishing an accidental result Picture Quote #1

Prevaricator, n. A liar in the caterpillar state Picture Quote #1

Rash, adj. Insensible to the value of our advice Picture Quote #1

Resident, adj. Unable to leave Picture Quote #1

Least said is soonest disavowed Picture Quote #1

ADMINISTRATION, n. An ingenious abstraction in politics, designed to receive the kicks and cuffs due to the premier or president. A man of straw, proof against bad-egging and dead-catting Picture Quote #1

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Hash, x. There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is. Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work Picture Quote #1

PRIMATE, n. The head of a church, especially a State church supported by involuntary contributions. The Primate of England is the Archbishop of Canterbury, an amiable old gentleman, who occupies Lambeth Palace when living and Westminster Abbey when dead. He is commonly dead Picture Quote #1

We must stop chasing dollars, stop lying, stop cheating, stop ignoring art, literature, and all the refining agencies and instrumentalities of civilization Picture Quote #1

PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method . . . of obtaining money by false pretences [by] reading character in the wrinkles [of] the hand. The pretence is not altogether false. . . for the wrinkles in every hand submitted plainly spell the word dupe Picture Quote #1

Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue Picture Quote #1

Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, fate, fortune, luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star Picture Quote #1

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Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen Picture Quote #1

Day: A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent Picture Quote #1

Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs Picture Quote #1

Reconsider, v. To seek a justification for a decision already made Picture Quote #1

Dawn: When men of reason go to bed Picture Quote #1

All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher Picture Quote #1

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Alliance - in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third Picture Quote #1

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age Picture Quote #1

Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced Picture Quote #1

Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience Picture Quote #1

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband Picture Quote #1

Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her Picture Quote #1

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Expediency, n. The father of all the virtues (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Habit, n. A shackle for the free (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Hatred, n. A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another’s success or superiority (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Haughty, adj. Proud and disdainful, like a waiter (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Homesick, adj. Dead broke abroad (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Outdo, v. T. To make an enemy (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Plan, v. T. To bother about the best method of accomplishing an accidental result (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Prevaricator, n. A liar in the caterpillar state (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Rash, adj. Insensible to the value of our advice (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Resident, adj. Unable to leave (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Least said is soonest disavowed (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) ADMINISTRATION, n. An ingenious abstraction in politics, designed to receive the kicks and cuffs due to the premier or president. A man of straw, proof against bad-egging and dead-catting (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Hash, x. There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is. Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) PRIMATE, n. The head of a church, especially a State church supported by involuntary contributions. The Primate of England is the Archbishop of Canterbury, an amiable old gentleman, who occupies Lambeth Palace when living and Westminster Abbey when dead. He is commonly dead (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) We must stop chasing dollars, stop lying, stop cheating, stop ignoring art, literature, and all the refining agencies and instrumentalities of civilization. (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method . . . of obtaining money by false pretences [by] reading character in the wrinkles [of] the hand. The pretence is not altogether false. . . for the wrinkles in every hand submitted plainly spell the word dupe. (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, fate, fortune, luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Day: A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Coward: One who, in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Reconsider, v. To seek a justification for a decision already made (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Dawn: When men of reason go to bed (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Alliance - in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband (Ambrose Bierce Quotes) Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her (Ambrose Bierce Quotes)

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