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Biography: Ambrose Bierce was an American writer, journalist, and satirist best k... more Biography: Ambrose Bierce was an American writer, journalist, and satirist best known for his dark, witty short stories and his cynical reference book *The Devil's Dictionary*. A Civil War veteran, his wartime experiences deeply influenced his grim literary style and themes. In 1913, he mysteriously disappeared while traveling through Mexico, and his fate remains unknown. less
"Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish"
Tags: Humor, Communication, Human behavior, Satire, Social dynamics
"Famous: Conspicuously miserable"
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"Education, n. That which discloses to the wise"
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"Present, n. That part of eternity dividing"
Tags: Philosophy, Life, Existence, Time, Transience
"A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere"
Tags: Relationships, Authenticity, Connection, Trust, Honesty
"A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic"
Tags: Imagination, Joy, Childhood, Innocence, Playfulness
"Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others"
Tags: Philosophy, Perspective, Happiness, Human nature, Life lessons
"Abstainer: A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure"
Tags: Human nature, Humor, Self-discipline, Self-control, Irony
"Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man, who has no gills"
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"History is an account mostly false, of events unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools"
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"Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable"
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"Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling"
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"An egotist is a person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me"
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"Politics is the conduct of public affairs for private advantage"
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"A conservative is a statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the liberal who wishes to replace them with others"
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