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A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves a glorious success. - A

A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves a glorious success. – 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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Prescription: A physicians guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient. – Ambrose Bierce

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