Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of … - Ambrose Bierce

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Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God's creation, made in his own image, destined to live for ever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.

Ambrose Bierce

Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness.

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DISCUSSION, n. A method of confirming others in their errors.

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TEDIUM, n. Ennui, the state or condition of one that is bored. Many fanciful derivations of the word have been affirmed, but so high an authority as Father Jape says that it comes from a very obvious source --the first words of the ancient Latin hymn _Te Deum Laudamus_. In this apparently natural derivation there is something that saddens.

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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

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Conversation, n. : A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.

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Carrying body and soul and embracing the one, Can you avoid separation?

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