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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

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Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.
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Breathe Conversation Listening Vocal
Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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Best Gift God Man
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
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Country Fools Freedom Instrument Power
Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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Brain Fear Idiot One Liner
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
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Care Civilization Government Intelligence Ourselves Reward
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Boundary Divorce Relationship
Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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Governement Party Prevent Rival Run
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
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Love Marriage Sanity Temporary
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Affection Creature Dog World
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.
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Astrology Custom Easy Fate God Responsibility
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Device Profit Responsibility
Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
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Labor Pregnant Property
Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.
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Believe Divine Need Neighbor Religion Spiritual
Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
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Call Distance Poor Rich Willing
There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
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Instrument Worst

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