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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

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Body Decay Life Selfish
Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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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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Believe Divine Need Neighbor Religion Spiritual
Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Add Fools Funny Himself Time
Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
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Convincing Doubt Enemy Man Person
Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
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Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Black Color Optimism White
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
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Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
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True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Man Philosophy True Woman

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