Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
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History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools
Happiness is an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another
Faith is a belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age
Education is that which discloses the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding
Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth
Doubt is the father of invention
Doubt begins only at the last frontiers of what is possible
Destiny is the name we give to a tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure
Debt is an ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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