Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
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More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
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MYTHOLOGY, n. The body of a primitive people’s beliefs concerning its origin, early history, heroes, deities and so forth, as distinguished from the true accounts which it invents later.
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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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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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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
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Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
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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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Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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