Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Full Name:Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce

Walk of life:American Writer

Born:June 24, 1842, Meigs County, OH

Death:Chihuahua, Mexico

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Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Listening Person Talk
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 Principle Private
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity.
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Activity Diversity Equality Heart Human
Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
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Labor Pregnant Property
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
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Evil Existence Philosophy Replacement
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
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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International Separate Thief Union
PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.
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Body Fortune Goodness Purity Uncomfortable
Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Assasination Harmony Instrument

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