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Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic. – Ambrose Bierce

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It is evident that skepticism, while it makes no actual change in man, always makes him feel better. – Ambrose Bierce

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Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. – Ambrose Bierce

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