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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man

A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man, who has no gills. – Ambrose Bierce

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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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Experience. The wisdom that enables us to recognize in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced. – Ambrose Bierce

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Oceans
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I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying. – John Edward Masefield

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Oceans

When men come to like a sea-life, they are not fit to live on land. – Samuel Johnson

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Oceans

To me, the sea is like a person — like a child that Ive known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when Im out there. – Gertrude Ederle

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Oceans

The ocean moans over dead mens bones. – Thomas Bailey Aldrich

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Oceans

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They teach the morals of a whore, and the manners of a dancing master. – Samuel Johnson

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The man who radiates good cheer, who makes life happier wherever he meets it, is always a man of vision and faith. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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I never wanted to be the most famous, the most beautiful, the most extravagant. – Manolo Blahnik

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Oh man. If I had magic powers… I would hope that I would use them for good. I think I would. But I would do something pretty trivial like making traffic disappear. – Nick Stahl

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