Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
AMBROSE BIERCEAbsurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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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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In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity.
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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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Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
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Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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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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The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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