Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum -- "I think that I think, therefore I think that I am;" as close an approach to certainty as any philosopher has yet made.
Ambrose BierceLOSS, n. Privation of that which we had, or had not. Thus, in the latter sense, it is said of a defeated candidate that he "lost his election".
Ambrose BierceFork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.
Ambrose BierceWe submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.
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