Ambrose Bierce's Quote - The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. – Ambrose B

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The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. - Ambrose B

The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. – Ambrose Bierce

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Woman absent is woman dead. – Ambrose Bierce

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Absurdity. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with ones own opinion. – Ambrose Bierce

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Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. – Ambrose Bierce

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One of the great attractions of quotations is that they are rich in ideas which can be tailored to specific purposes. – Robert Irvine Fitzhenry (1918–2008), The Harper Book of Quotations

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How do people go to sleep? I’m afraid I’ve lost the knack. I might try busting myself smartly over the temple with the night-light. I might repeat to myself, slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound; if I can remember any of the damn things. – Dorothy Parker, Here Lies, 1939

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Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time writing essays. – Karl Kraus, translated from German by Harry Zohn

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Proverbs bear age and he who should do well may view himself in them as in a looking-glass. – Italian Proverb

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Worry bankrupts the spirit. – Terri Guillemets

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In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs. – Walter Lippmann

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Money is not required to buy one necessity of the soul. – Henry David Thoreau

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Heres a proposal, offered only partly in jest: no resident of the United States, whether born here or abroad, should get to be a citizen until age 18, at which time each such resident has to take a test. – Eric Liu

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