He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity. A fool is a natural proselyte, but he must be caught young, for his convictions, unlike those of the wise, harden with age.
AMBROSE BIERCEMIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
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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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Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
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Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Prescription: A physician’s guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.
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I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.
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Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
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Scriptures – The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.
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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
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Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
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