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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.

Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.

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Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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Act Repeat Word
Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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Division Domain Forever Hope Present
Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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Business Cheating Complete Steal Success
Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
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Death Money Person Praise Wealth
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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Brain Fear Idiot One Liner
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Himself Listening Person Talk
Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Black Color Optimism White
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish
True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Man Philosophy True Woman
Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Average Perseverance Success Virtue
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Food Place Religion Service State
Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
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Ambition Death Desire Enemy Friendship
Year: A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.
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Disappointment Perspective Time

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