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Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Considered Control Earth Foundation Land Modern Modern Society Ownership Part Private Property Society Subject Surface Theory Worthy

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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Bed Dawn Go Men Reason

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Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Day Hours Mostly Period Twenty-Four

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Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Denying Himself Person Pleasure Temptation Weak Who Yields

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Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Ability Commonly Consist Degree Found High Mainly Solemnity

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I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Democrats Never Said Were

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Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Become Believe Civilized Doubt Men Proportion Readiness Willingness

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It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Actual Always Better Change Evident Feel Him Makes Man Skepticism While

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Doubt begins only at the last frontiers of what is possible.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Begins Doubt Frontiers Last Only Possible

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Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Absence Absent Friends Out People Really

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: June 24th, 1842

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