Ambrose Bierce on faith
Ambrose Bierce108 quotes“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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Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
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Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce A wedding is a ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable.
Ambrose BierceAmbrose Bierce Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.
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