Ambrose Bierce, Maxioms by Ambrose Bierce Biography

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RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general fatigue.

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Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

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... the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his read more

... 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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Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

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Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure, and intimate when he is read more

Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure, and intimate when he is rich and famous.

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