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Ambrose Bierce Quotes

«REDRESS, n. Reparation without satisfaction.»
«POVERTY, n. A file provided for the teeth of the rats of reform. Its victims are distinguished by possession of all the virtues and by their faith in leaders seeking to conduct them into a prosperity where they believe these to be unknown.»
«PATRIOTISM, n. Combustible rubbish read to the torch of anyone ambitious to illuminate his name.»
«WORMS'-MEAT, n. The finished product of which we are the raw material.»
«WOMAN, n. An animal usually living in the vicinity of Man, and having a rudimentary susceptibility to domestication.»
«YESTERDAY, n. The infancy of youth, the youth of manhood, the entire past of age.»
«ZEAL, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. A passion that goeth before a sprawl.»
«VANITY, n. The tribute of a fool to the worth of the nearest ass.»
«TRIAL, n. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. In order to effect this purpose it is necessary to supply a contrast in the person of one who is called the defendant. . .»
«ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.»