Creative Quotations from . . .
Ambrose Bierce
(1842-1914) born on Jun 24
US journalist, short-story writer. He was a noted wit, satirist and sardonic short story writer who disappeared while covering the Mexican revolution.
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BACKBITE, v.t. To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you.

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BOUNTY, n. The liberality of one who has much, in permitting one who has nothing to get all that he can.
A
BAROMETER, n. An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.
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CALAMITY, n. A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering. Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
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BEGGAR, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.
 

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
R: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
A: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
N: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
K: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
 

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