“We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: respect
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The slightest acquaintance with history shows that
“The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: history
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It is evident that skepticism, while it
“It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: change
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We submit to the majority because we
“We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: attitude
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Photograph: a picture painted by the sun
“Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: art
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Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear,
“Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
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Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
“Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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Sabbath – a weekly festival having its
“Sabbath – a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: god
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Lawsuit: A machine which you go into
“Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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Category: legal
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Speak when you are angry and you
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”
— Ambrose Bierce
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Category: anger
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Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat
“Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.”
— Ambrose Bierce
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Category: art
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