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Ambrose Bierce Quote - Scriptures – The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.

Scriptures – The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.

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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Affection Creature Dog World
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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Fear Hope Ignorance Known Religion
Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
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Call Distance Poor Rich Willing
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
Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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Body Decay Life Selfish
An election is nothing more than the advanced auction of stolen goods.
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Advantage Election Good Stolen
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Box Defend Democracy Stage
Electricity is the power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else
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Electricity Natural Reason
Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.
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Machine Technology Transformation
Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
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Labor Pregnant Property
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
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
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Love Marriage Sanity Temporary
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.
AMBROSE BIERCE

Animal Digest Eat Goodness Man Science
IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.
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Fact Imagination Lying Poet
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
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Food Place Religion Service State

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