Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Irreligion - the principal one of the great faiths of the world. -

Irreligion – the principal one of the great faiths of the world. – Ambrose Bierce

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A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, and not as they ought to be. – Ambrose Bierce

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Convent – a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. – Ambrose Bierce

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