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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
Aphorist
Journalist
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Meigs County
Ohio
Dod Grile
William Herman
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
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Immoral is the judgment of the stalled ox on the gamboling lamb.
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CONSOLATION, n. The knowledge that a better man is more unfortunate than yourself.
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MARTYR, One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death.
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Phoenix, n. The classical prototype of the modern 'small hot bird.'
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SORCERY, n. The ancient prototype and forerunner of political influence. It was, however, deemed less respectable and sometimes was punished by torture and death.
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TEETOTALER, n. One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably totally.
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UNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons of another faith.
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PHOTOGRAPH, n. A picture painted by the sun without instruction in art. It is a little better than the work of an Apache, but not quite so good as that of a Cheyenne.
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EFFECT, n. The second of two phenomena which always occur together in the same order. The first, called a Cause, is said to generate the other-which is no more sensible than it would be for one who has never seen a dog except in pursuit of a rabbit to declare the rabbit the cause of the dog.
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HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in the West Indies and is preferred by certain old- fashioned sea-captains.
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A book which the Mohammedans foolishly believe to have been written by divine inspiration, but which Christians know to be a wicked imposture, contradictory to the Holy Scriptures.
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VANITY, n. The tribute of a fool to the worth of the nearest ass.
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MONAD, n. The ultimate, indivisible unit of matter (see Molecule). The monad has body without bulk, and mind without manifestation - containing all the powers and possibilities needful to his evolution into a German philosopher . .
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Advice, the smallest current coin.
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A rabbit's foot may bring good luck to you, but it brought none to the rabbit.
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WINE, n.Fermented grape-juice known to the Women's Christian Union as liquor, sometimes as rum. Wine, madam, is God's next best gift to man.
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ADAGE, n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth.
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IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.
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If you want to read a perfect book there is only one way: write it.
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PLAGIARIZE, v. To take the thought or style of another writer whom one has never, never read.
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