Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Historian. A broad -- gauge gossip. - Ambrose Bierce

Historian. A broad — gauge gossip. – Ambrose Bierce

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Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth. – Ambrose Bierce

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

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It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true. – Woodrow Wilson

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The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the cold war, is that the engine of capitalism, the individual, is mightier than any collective. – Rand Paul

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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history. – Plato, Ion

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Live out of your imagination, not your history. – Stephen Covey

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