Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
AMBROSE BIERCEI think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
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Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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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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Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.
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In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
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Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
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Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.
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Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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The covers of this book are too far apart.
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I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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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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What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.
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ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
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