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Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retai

Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones. – Ambrose Bierce

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Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is – it is her shadow. – Ambrose Bierce

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Alliance – in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each others pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third. – Ambrose Bierce

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Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing. – Friedrich Schiller

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I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant. – John F. Kennedy

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Im actually not a big fan of the word hope. I think its a depressing word. I dont want to hope – I want to know. Like I dont hope theres a God, I know theres a God. – Kelly Clarkson

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Not without hope we suffer and we mourn. – William Wordsworth

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Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life. – Stefan Zweig

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