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Ambrose Bierce Quote - 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.

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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Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.
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Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
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Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
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Year: A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.
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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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REFLECTION,n: An Action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
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Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.
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Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
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ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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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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Knowledge is the small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify.
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The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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