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This ONLY is denied God The power to undo the past.
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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.
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Painting the art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.
Quotation, in the act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.
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The covers of this book are too far apart.
Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.
Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
To be positive to be mistaken at the top of one's voice.
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Born on June 24, 1842, in Meigs County, Ohio, Ambrose Bierce enlisted in the Union Army in 1861 and fought in some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. After the war, he moved to California, where he became an influential journalist and newspaper editor. Bierce gained fame for his scathing style and his distrust of hypocrisy and pretense. His most famous work is 'The Devil's Dictionary,' a collection of satirical and witty definitions that expose human and social flaws. His short stories, such as 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,' are notable for their dark atmosphere, surprising endings, and psychological exploration. Bierce mysteriously disappeared in Mexico in 1913, while traveling to cover the Mexican Revolution, leaving behind a lasting and enigmatic literary legacy.