Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
AMBROSE BIERCEPresent, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
AMBROSE BIERCESelfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
AMBROSE BIERCEPITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
AMBROSE BIERCELove: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
AMBROSE BIERCEThe covers of this book are too far apart.
AMBROSE BIERCESaint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
AMBROSE BIERCEHistory is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
AMBROSE BIERCEThe only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
AMBROSE BIERCERiot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
AMBROSE BIERCEPatience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
AMBROSE BIERCEREFLECTION,n: An Action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.
AMBROSE BIERCEKnowledge is the small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify.
AMBROSE BIERCEULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
AMBROSE BIERCEPAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.
AMBROSE BIERCELabor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
AMBROSE BIERCEI think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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