Quote by 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

Other quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Wit – the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out. – Ambrose Bierce

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A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker. – Ambrose Bierce

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It is strange that modesty is the rule for women when what they most value in men is boldness. – Ninon de LEnclos

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If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children. – Coretta Scott King

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The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think. – Author Unknown

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A man sometimes wins an argument, but a woman always wins a silence. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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