Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
AMBROSE BIERCEREALISM, n. The art of depicting nature as it is seem by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.
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Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.
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Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
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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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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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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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