Quote by Ambrose Bierce
When in Rome, do as Rome does. - Ambrose Bierce

When in Rome, do as Rome does. – Ambrose Bierce

Other quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills. – Ambrose Bierce

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Nature
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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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Telephones
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Other Quotes from
City Life, Cities
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The life of our city is rich in poetic and marvelous subjects. We are enveloped and steeped as though in an atmosphere of the marvelous; but we do not notice it. – Charles Baudelaire

A neighborhood is a residential area that is changing for the worse. – John Ciardi

Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great. – Fred A. Allen

One has not great hopes from Birmingham. I always say there is something direful in the sound. – Jane Austen

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Whether things turn out for the better depends on what we do. We ought not spend our time masterminding the future, but recognize our marching orders: to do the best we can for history and the planet. – Huston Smith

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To be perfectly honest, I think that as Im growing older, Im just growing more impatient. Ill be very happy if at some point people say, Michaels grown wiser and softer in his old age. But well have to wait and see what my next project is. – Michael Haneke

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You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out. – Martha Graham

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For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth to know the worst and provide for it. – Patrick Henry

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