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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.

Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Dawn Quotes, Sleep Quotes,
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Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Patience Quotes,
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Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.

Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Marriage Quotes,
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History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly read more

History: An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: History Quotes,
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MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that read more

MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Knight Quotes,
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