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Disappointment Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
- Year: A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.
- OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment . . . . judged by the outcome, the result. This is immortal nonsense; the wisdom of an…
- predilection, n. The preparatory stage of disillusion.
- Opportunity: A favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.
- OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment. By the kind of intelligence that sees in an exception a proof of the rule the wisdom of…
- Opportunity is a favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.
More Disappointment Quotes
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- Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing. — Bernard Baruch
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- A father's disappointment can be a very powerful tool. — Michael Bergin
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- Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope. — Ambrose Bierce
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