Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Deliberation. The act of examining ones bread to determine which s

Deliberation. The act of examining ones bread to determine which side it is buttered on. – Ambrose Bierce

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Mammals: a family of vertebrate animals whose females in a state of nature suckle their young, but when civilized and enlightened put them out to nurse, or use the bottle. – Ambrose Bierce

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Breastfeeding
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Opiate. An unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads into the jail yard. – Ambrose Bierce

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Drugs
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Censor, n. An officer of certain governments, employed to supress the works of genius. Among the Romans the censor was an inspector of public morals, but the public morals of modern nations will not bear inspection. – Ambrose Bierce

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A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. A solemn consideration when I enter a great city by night, that every one of those dark, clustered houses encloses it – Charles Dickens

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The ages of seven to eleven is a huge chunk of life, full of dulling and forgetting. It is fabled that we slowly lose the gift of speech with animals, that birds no longer visit our windowsills to converse. As our eyes grow accustomed to sight they armour themselves against wonder. – Leonard Cohen

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When the waves are round me breaking,
As I pace the deck alone,
And my eye in vain is seeking
Some green leaf to rest upon;
What would not I give to wander
Where my old companions dwell?
Absence makes the heart grow fonder,
Isle of Beauty, fare thee well! – John Milton

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Reflection

Two things fill the heart with renewed and increasing awe and reverence the more often and the more steadily that they are meditated on: the starry skies above me and the moral law inside me. – Immanuel Kant

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You should not consider a mans age but his acts. – Sophocles

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Wherever men are noble, they love bright colour; and wherever they can live healthily, bright colour is given them—in sky, sea, flowers, and living creatures. – John Ruskin (1819–1900), Proserpina: Studies of Wayside Flowers, While the

Because sorry to say, women run the house. They run the family. They hold things up. I mean, its like you dont ever see your mom get sick because she handles everything. And its kind of amazing I think to show people just how strong women are. – Sophia Bush

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The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasnt for any religious reasons. They couldnt find three wise men and a virgin. – Jay Leno

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