Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.
AMBROSE BIERCEFuture. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
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ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
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Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
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Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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