Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age.
Ambrose BierceCribbage, n. A substitute for conversation among those to whom nature has denied ideas.
Ambrose BierceBigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
Ambrose BierceThey say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.
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