In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity.
AMBROSE BIERCEEducation, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.
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Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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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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Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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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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You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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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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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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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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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
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Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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