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Zeal, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexp

Zeal, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. – Ambrose Bierce

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Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead. – Ambrose Bierce

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A funeral is a pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker. – Ambrose Bierce

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