R.I.P. A careless abbreviation of "requiescat in pace", attesting to indolent goodwill to the dead. According to the learned Dr. Drigge, however, the letters originally meant nothing more than "reductus in pulvis".
actually, adv. Perhaps; possibly. - Ambrose Bierce
actually, adv. Perhaps; possibly.
- Ambrose Bierce
What is worth doing is worth the trouble of asking somebody to do it. - Ambrose Bierce
What is worth doing is worth the trouble of asking somebody to do it.
Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was… - Ambrose Bierce
Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was…
Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. - Ambrose Bierce
Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Dawn: When men of reason go to bed. - Ambrose Bierce
Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know. - Ambrose Bierce
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know.
A revolution is a violent change of mismanagement. - Ambrose Bierce
A revolution is a violent change of mismanagement.
Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. - Ambrose Bierce
Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.
Custard: A detestable substance produced by a malevolent conspiracy of the hen, the cow, and the cook. - Ambrose Bierce
Custard: A detestable substance produced by a malevolent conspiracy of the hen, the cow, and the cook.
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