Ambrose Bierce, Maxioms by Ambrose Bierce Biography

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ECCENTRICITY, n. A method of distinction so cheap that fools employ it to accentuate their incapacity.

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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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Liar: A lawyer with a roving commission.

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When you are ill make haste to forgive your enemies, for you may recover.

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

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Ambrose Bierce