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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (born June 24, 1842, Horse Cave Creek, Meigs County, Ohio, USA date of death uncertain, possibly December 1913 or early 1914, presumably in Mexico) was an American satirist, critic, poet, short story writer, editor, and journalist. · Can we improve this biography? Write us your version

"Abstainer. A weak man who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure."

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"Absurdity. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion."

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"Consult. To seek another's approval of a course already decided on."

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"Age. That period of life in which we compound for the vices that remain by reviling those we have no longer the vigor to commit."

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"Forgetfulness. A gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience."

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"Deliberation. The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on."

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"Destiny. A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure."

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"Consul. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country."

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"Divorce. A resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries."

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"Dog. A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship."

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