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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.

Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.

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Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white.
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Appearance Art Color Fools White
Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
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Disguised Patience Virtue
Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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Blessing Exception Leaving Money
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Myself Reputation Thinking
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
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Body Man Ocean World
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
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
Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
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Disguise Education Understand Wisdom
Optimism – the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
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Beautiful Belief Optimism Ugly
$Ambrose Bierce Quote - Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.$

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
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Bad Mathematics People
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
Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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Betrayal Character Cheating Virtue
Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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Conscience Destitution Forget Gift God
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Black Color Optimism White
Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Average Perseverance Success Virtue

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