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Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.

Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Patience Quotes,
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Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

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

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Calamity Quotes,
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LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private read more

LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society . . .

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Land Quotes,
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Compromise. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he read more

Compromise. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Compromise Quotes,
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Liberty:one of imaginations most precious possessions.

Liberty:one of imaginations most precious possessions.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Liberty Quotes,
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