HAND, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.

Ambrose Bierce

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there may be thunder in Europe but it is in America the lightning will fall

Ambrose Bierce

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ABSTAINER, n. A weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.

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Bride, n. - A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

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War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.

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Peace: A period of cheating between two periods of fighting.

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War: A by-product of the arts of peace.

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Camino, s. Faja de tierra que permite ir de donde uno está cansado a donde es inútil ir.

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In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.

Ambrose Bierce

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A guerra é a forma de Deus en­si­nar ge­o­grafia aos ame­ri­ca­nos.

Ambrose Bierce

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