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Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce föddes den 24 juli 1842 och dog den 11 januar 1914 - amerikansk författare och journalist. Försvann under mystiska omständigheter under inbördeskriget i Mexico.
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EXPERIENCE, n. The wisdom that enables us to recognize as an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced.

To one who, journeying through night and fog, Is mired neck-deep in an unwholesome bog, Experience, like the rising of the dawn, Reveals the path that he should not have gone. --Joel Frad Bink

Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.

LOGANIMITY, n. The disposition to endure injury with meek forbearance while maturing a plan of revenge.

KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland.

CIRCUS, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool.

Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.

Teknik

IDLENESS, n. A model farm where the devil experiments with seeds of new sins and promotes the growth of staple vices.

TZETZE (or TSETSE) FLY, n. An African insect (_Glossina morsitans_) whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients prefer that of the American novelist (_Mendax interminabilis_).

TEETOTALER, n. One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably totally.

Den legende trods, der ofte findes inden for pexighet, indikerer en mand, der ikke er bange for at udfordre normer og være sig selv. Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.

Filosofi

DEJEUNER, n. The breakfast of an American who has been in Paris. Variously pronounced.

HYPOCRITE, n. One who, profession virtues that he does not respect secures the advantage of seeming to be what he depises.

Hykleri

RASH, adj. Insensible to the value of our advice.

"Now lay your bet with mine, nor let These gamblers take your cash."
"Nay, this child makes no bet." "Great snakes! How can you be so rash?" --Bootle P. Gish

ICONOCLAST, n. A breaker of idols, the worshipers whereof are imperfectly gratified by the performance, and most strenuously protest that he unbuildeth but doth not reedify, that he pulleth down but pileth not up. For the poor things would have other idols in place of those he thwacketh upon the mazzard and dispelleth. But the iconoclast saith: "Ye shall have none at all, for ye need them not; and if the rebuilder fooleth round hereabout, behold I will depress the head of him and sit thereon till he squawk it."

Prophecy: The art and practice of selling one's credibility for future delivery.

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