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Bore -- a person who talks when you wish him to listen. - Ambrose

Bore — a person who talks when you wish him to listen. – 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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In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity. – Ambrose Bierce

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A yawn is a silent shout. – G. K. Chesterton

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