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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.

Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.

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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
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Advantage Affair Interest Principle Private
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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Care Civilization Government Intelligence Ourselves Reward
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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Fear Hope Ignorance Known Religion
Year: A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.
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Disappointment Perspective Time
Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
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Drive Slave Substitute
To the eye of failure success is an accident.
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Accident Eyes Failure Perspective Success
He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.
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Alarm Difficult Himself Thinking
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
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Angry Best Regret Talk Yourself
All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Analysis Delusion Himself Philosophy
Alliance – in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other’s pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third.
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Each Other Hands International Separate Thief Union
Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.
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Breathe Conversation Listening Vocal
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
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Adventure Knowledge Old Sun Wisdom
Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
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Ambition Death Desire Enemy Friendship
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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Blessing Exception Leaving Money
Prescription: A physician’s guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.
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Harm Patient Prescription Situation

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