Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Man: 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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Future: That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
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Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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Vote: The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
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Opposition: In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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Politics: The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
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Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.
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Marriage: The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two.
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