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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Entertainment Innocent Military Popular
There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
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Instrument Worst
LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.
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Body Life Missing Spiritual
Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.
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Community Marriage Master Mistress Slave
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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Blessing Exception Leaving Money
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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Activity Diversity Equality Heart Human
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
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Labor Pregnant Property
Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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God Man One Liner Reason Sleep
Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Average Perseverance Success Virtue
Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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Children Cold Compassionate Feeling Love Mom
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Analysis Delusion Himself Philosophy
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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Conscience Destitution Forget Gift God

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