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Ambrose Inspirational Quotes (1077)

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As in paradise, God walks in the Holy Scriptures, seeking man.
Ambrose
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Dice have their laws, which the courts of justice cannot undo.
Ambrose
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Laziness. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.
Ambrose Bierce
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Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.
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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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When in Rome, live as the Romans do. When elsewhere, live as they live elsewhere.
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The devil's snare does not catch you, unless you are first caught by the devil's bait.
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Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
Ambrose Bierce
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Oh! How should all hearts be taken with this Christ? Why stand ye gazing on the toys of this world, when such a Christ is offered to you in the Gospel? Can the world die for you?
Isaac Ambrose
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IMPENITENCE, n. A state of mind intermediate in point of time between sin and punishment.
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ADDER, n. A species of snake. So called from its habit of adding funeral outlays to the other expenses of living.
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Revelation: a famous book in which St. John the Divine concealed all that he knew. The revealing is done by the commentators, who know nothing.
Ambrose Bierce
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War: A by-product of the arts of peace.
Ambrose Bierce
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An accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the actions of immutable natural laws.
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MAN, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be.
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REASON, n. Propensitate of prejudice.
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SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus from a life on the ocean wave. Figuratively, any lady of splendid promise, dissembled purpose and disappointing performance.
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Economy, n. Purchasing the barrel of whiskey that you do not need for the price of the cow that you cannot afford.
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The sum of religion, says Pythagoras, is to be like him thou worshipest. Had Pythagoras lived in our day he would have seen his mistake. The sum of modern religion is to make him thou worshipest like unto thyself.
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RAILROAD, n. The chief of many mechanical devices enabling us to get away from where we are to where we are no better off. For this purpose the railroad is held in highest favor by the optimist, for it permits him to make the transit with great expedition.
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If you do not give the tenth part to God, he will take the nine parts.
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EXPOSTULATION, n. One of the many methods by which fools prefer to lose their friends.
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NEPOTISM, n. Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party.
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WALL STREET, n. A symbol for sin for every devil to rebuke. That Wall Street is a den of thieves is a belief that serves every unsuccessful thief in place of a hope in Heaven.
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