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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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Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. – 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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Funeral pomp is more for the vanity of the living than for the honor of the dead. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

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A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in. – Irvin S. Cobb

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In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment. – George Ade

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