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Letter "A" » Ambrose Bierce Quotes
«LORD, n. In American society, an English tourist above the state of a costermonger»
«INSCRIPTION, n. Something written on another thing -- mostly memorial, intended to commemorate the fame of some illustrious person and hand down to distant ages . . . e.g., the name of John Smith, penciled on the Washington monument.»
«CALLOUS, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another.»
«Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.»
«Backbite. To ''speak of a man as you find him'' when he can't find you.»
«SCEPTER, n. A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
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«Experience. The wisdom that enables us to recognize in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced.»
«A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves a glorious success.»
«Optimism. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.»
«A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker.»
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