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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to be

Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt. – Ambrose Bierce

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Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of. – Ambrose Bierce

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Convent – a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. – Ambrose Bierce

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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. – Robert A. Heinlein

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You know when youre young and you see a play in high school, and the guys all have gray in their hair and theyre trying to be old men and they have no idea what thats like? Its just that stupid the other way around. – Clint Eastwood

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Money is the worst currency that ever grew among mankind. This sacks cities, this drives men from their homes, this teaches and corrupts the worthiest minds to turn base deeds. – Sophocles

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Honor is simply the morality of superior men. – H. L. Mencken

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