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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.

Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.

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The partisan strife in which the people of the country are permitted to periodically engage does not tend to the development of ugly traits of character, but merely discloses those that preexist.
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Country Development Engagement Existence People Strife
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
AMBROSE BIERCE

Angry Best Regret Talk Yourself
Optimism – the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
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Beautiful Belief Optimism Ugly
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Food Place Religion Service State
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
AMBROSE BIERCE

Affection Creature Dog World
Laughter, n. An interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious and, though intermittent, incurable.
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Company Interior Laughter Noise
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.
AMBROSE BIERCE

Care Civilization Government Intelligence Ourselves Reward
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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Division Domain Forever Hope Present
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
AMBROSE BIERCE

Love Marriage Sanity Temporary
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Himself Listening Person Talk
RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.
AMBROSE BIERCE

Assassination Character Weapon
Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
AMBROSE BIERCE

Death Edit Revision Sin
April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Add Fools Funny Himself Time
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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Administration Condition Country Failure Himself Leaving Person Politics Security
To the eye of failure success is an accident.
AMBROSE BIERCE

Accident Eyes Failure Perspective Success

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