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Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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If you want your dreams to come true, wake up!

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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Everyone is mad, but the one who analyzes their madness is called a philosopher.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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An egotist is a person who thinks more about themselves than about me.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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A woman would be lovely if one could fall into her arms without falling into her hands.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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Patience: a minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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Politics is the management of public affairs for the benefit of individuals.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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Optimism is the belief that everything is beautiful.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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Marriage: State or condition of a community composed of a master, a concubine, and two slaves, all within just two people.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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Making a game of business cannot be compared with the business of gaming.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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A coward is a person in whom the instinct of self-preservation still functions normally.

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Ambrose Bierce

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Reasoning: weighing probabilities on the scale of desire.

Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

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Planning: worrying about finding the best method to achieve an accidental result.