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Ambrose Bierce Quote - PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.

PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.

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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Average Perseverance Success Virtue
True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Man Philosophy True Woman
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Myself Reputation Thinking
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
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Adventure Knowledge Old Sun Wisdom
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
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Angry Best Regret Talk Yourself
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Box Defend Democracy Stage
Prescription: A physician’s guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.
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Harm Patient Prescription Situation
Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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Governement Party Prevent Rival Run
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Device Profit Responsibility
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.
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Age Believe Fools Hard Thinking Wisdom Young
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Brain Science Thinking
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
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Love Marriage Sanity Temporary
$Ambrose Bierce Quote - Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.$

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
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Bad Mathematics People
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Affection Creature Dog World
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

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