Creatures Quote by Ambrose Bierce

“Heathen, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel.” quote by Ambrose Bierce — Download Open image

“Heathen, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel.”

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RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas.

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Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.

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