Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Backbite. To speak of a man as you find him when he cant find you.

Backbite. To speak of a man as you find him when he cant find you. – Ambrose Bierce

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Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones. – Ambrose Bierce

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Hope
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Brandy, n. A cordial composed of one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody murder, one part death-hell-and-the-grave and four parts clarified Satan. – Ambrose Bierce

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Alcohol
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Insults
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He who puts up with insult invites injury. – Yiddish Proverb

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Even rabbits insult an dead lion. – Proverb

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Insults

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. – Lord Chesterfield

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Insults

I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top. – English professor, Ohio University

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