Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon His supposed resemblance to man. The pig is taught by sermons … - Ambrose Bierce

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Pain is a message, and you can choose to ignore that message.

Ambrose Bierce

Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon His supposed resemblance to man. The pig is taught by sermons and epistles
To think the God of Swine has snout and bristles.

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

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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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