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Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Behind Bride Fine Happiness Her Prospect Woman

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Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Accordance Art Human Limitations Logic Misunderstanding Reasoning Strict Thinking

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Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Body Decay Life Pickle Preserving Spiritual

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Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Insanity Love Marriage Temporary

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Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Beautiful Belief Doctrine Everything Including Optimism Ugly

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Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Leading Many Nothing Nowhere Philosophy Roads Route

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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Advantage Affairs Conduct Contest Interests Politics Principles Private Public Strife

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Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Acceptable Hypocrisy Most Politeness

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Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Boundaries Diplomatic Divorce Relations

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Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Act Another Quotation Repeating Words

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: June 24th, 1842

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