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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

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PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
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
Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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Body Decay Life Selfish
He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.
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Alarm Difficult Himself Thinking
Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
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Death Money Person Praise Wealth
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish
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
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
Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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Average Perseverance Success Virtue
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Box Defend Democracy Stage
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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Ambition Himself Name Patriot
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
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Love Marriage Sanity Temporary
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Brain Science Thinking
Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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Children Cold Compassionate Feeling Love Mom
MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
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Brain Fact Himself Mindset Mysterious Nature
Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
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Affair Assurance Future Happiness Prosperity Time

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