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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.

Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.

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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Analysis Delusion Himself Philosophy
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
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Call Distance Poor Rich Willing
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
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Device Profit Responsibility
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
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Happiness Temptation Weakness
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Food Place Religion Service State
He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity. A fool is a natural proselyte, but he must be caught young, for his convictions, unlike those of the wise, harden with age.
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Age Believe Fools Hard Thinking Wisdom Young
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Myself Reputation Thinking
Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Average Perseverance Success Virtue
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.
AMBROSE BIERCE

Age Head Himself See Thinking Wisdom
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
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Body Man Ocean World
Wine, madam, is God’s next best gift to man.
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Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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Democracy Lamb Lunch Vote Wolf
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
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Country Fools Freedom Instrument Power

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