Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
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More Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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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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Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
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RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.
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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Fidelity – a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
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Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
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ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
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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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Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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