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Ambrose Bierce Quotes

«ACCOUNTABILITY, n. The mother of caution.»
«BATH, n. A kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship, with what spiritual efficacy has not been determined.»
«ARREST, v.t. Formally to detain one accused of unusualness.»
«ARCHBISHOP, n. An ecclesiastical dignitary one point holier than a bishop.»
«APOLOGIZE, v.i. To lay the foundation for a future offence.»
«GUILLOTINE, n. A machine which makes a Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.»
«CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.»
«DEATH, n. To stop sinning suddenly.»
«CONTROVERSY, n. A battle in which spittle or ink replaces the injurious cannon-ball and the inconsiderate bayonet.»
«BEG, v. To ask for something with an earnestness proportioned to the belief that it will not be given.»