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Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Allowed Apply Contend Cry Die Dispute Eternally Immortality Knees Lie People Proud Right Toy Which Would

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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.

~Ambrose Bierce

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Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Ambitious Any His Illuminate Name Patriotism Ready Rubbish Torch

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The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Bluff Fall Hardest His Make Man Over Own

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Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Acquaintance Borrow Enough Know Lend Person Well Well Enough Whom

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Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Art Critic Exposing Flat Painting Protecting Them Weather

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Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Call Clever Joke Noted Philistine Pleased Quoted Remark Seldom Sharp

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Edible - good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Digest Eat Good Man Pig Snake Toad Wholesome Worm

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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.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Alliance Cannot Deeply Each Hands International Other Plunder Pockets Politics Separately Thieves Third Two Union Who

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Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.

~Ambrose Bierce

Topics: Admiration Another Our Ourselves Polite Recognition Resemblance

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: June 24th, 1842

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