Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
AMBROSE BIERCEElectricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
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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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REALISM, n. The art of depicting nature as it is seem by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm.
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He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.
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RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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MIND, 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.
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Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.
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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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