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 BIERCEVote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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The covers of this book are too far apart.
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PAIN, 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.
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REFLECTION,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.
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Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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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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The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Prescription: A physician’s guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.
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