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Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Ambrose Bierce quotes

American Journalist, Writer June 24, 1842 – January 11, 1914

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Ambrose Bierce quote: "Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out..."
Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage. Ambrose Bierce
A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent."
Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in..."
Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Incompatibility. In matrimony a similarity of tastes,..."
Incompatibility. In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Amnesty, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it..."
Amnesty, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent..."
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of..."
Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the..."
Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Beware of the compound adjective, beloved of the tyro and the..."
Beware of the compound adjective, beloved of the tyro and the 'poetess'. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Twice? Once too often."
Twice? Once too often. Ambrose Bierce
Conversation: A fair for the display of the minor mental commodities, each exhibitor being too intent upon the arrangement of his own wares to observe those of his neighbor. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Munafik adalah berprasangka tapi sok suci."
Munafik adalah berprasangka tapi sok suci. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an..."
Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain. Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce quote: "Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already..."
Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon. Ambrose Bierce

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