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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying abo

Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward. – Ambrose Bierce

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Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a joke. – Ambrose Bierce

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Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white. – Ambrose Bierce

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