Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret
Saint: a dead sinner revised and edited
Revolution: in politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment
Religion: a daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable
Quotation is the act of repeating erroneously the words of another
Prescription is a physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient
Politics is a strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage
Politeness is the most acceptable hypocrisy
Philosophy is a route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing
Perseverance is a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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