The world has suffered more from the ravages of ill-advised marriages than from virginity.
Ambrose BiercePROVIDENTIAL, adj. Unexpectedly and conspicuously beneficial to the person so describing it.
Ambrose BierceHistory is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
Ambrose BierceCat: a soft indestructible automaton provided by nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle.
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