“What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a nation depends.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: war
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Women in love are less ashamed than
“Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: women
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Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
“Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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Telephone, n. An invention of the devil
“Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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Category: technology
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Success is the one unpardonable sin against
“Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute
“Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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Category: truth
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Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality
“Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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Category: sports
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Faith: Belief without evidence in what is
“Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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Category: knowledge
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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity
“Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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Category: success
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Future. That period of time in which
“Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: time
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Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change
“Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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Category: change
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