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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead

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

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Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. – Ambrose Bierce

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Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope. – Ambrose Bierce

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