Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.
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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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Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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To the eye of failure success is an accident.
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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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Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
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Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.
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Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
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