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Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is - it is her shadow.
Ambrose Bierce
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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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Meigs County
Ohio
Dod Grile
William Herman
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
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To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.
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Cat: a soft indestructible automaton provided by nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle.
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Abnormal, adj. Not conforming to standard. In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested.
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Genius - to know without having learned to draw just conclusions from unknown premises to discern the soul of things.
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Suddenly to change one's opinions and go over to another party. The most notable flop on record was that of Saul of Tarsus, who has been severely criticised as a turn-coat by some of our partisan journals.
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Slang is a foul pool at which every dunce fills his bucket, and then sets up as a fountain.
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Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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EJECTION, n. An approved remedy for the disease of garrulity. It is also much used in cases of extreme poverty.
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prospect, n. An outlook, usually forbidding. An expectation, usually forbidden.
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POLICE, n. An armed force for protection and participation.
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