Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother... -Ambrose Bierce

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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.

Ambrose Bierce , Journalist
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Ambrose Bierce was an American journalist, satirist, and writer. He is known for his wit, his critical observations, and his short stories, including "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." Bierce's writing style and his satirical commentary on social and political issues have made him a significant figure in American literature.

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Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out....
What this country needs what every country needs occasionally is a good hard bloody war to revive the vice of patriotism on which its existence as a n...
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name....
War is God's way of teaching Americans geography....
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping....
Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable....
Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones....
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable....
Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient....
Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage....

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