Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
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Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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Scriptures – The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.
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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.
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There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
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Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
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Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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