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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

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Arrangement Classification Ignorance Knowledge Small
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
True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Man Philosophy True Woman
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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
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Division Domain Forever Hope Present
The covers of this book are too far apart.
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You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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Help Religion Stupidity
ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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Blacksmith Cloth Kind Man
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Happiness Temptation Weakness
Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
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Beautiful Death Essential Example Poison
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Adventure Knowledge Old Sun Wisdom
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms agains himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.
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Convincing Doubt Enemy Man Person
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Add Fools Funny Himself Time
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Animal Born Egg Loud Lying
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Brain Science Thinking

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