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Material Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- PROPERTY, n. Any material thing, having no particular value, that may be held by A against the cupidity of B. Whatever gratifies the passion for…
- EXTINCTION, n. The raw material out of which theology created the future state.
- CUNNING, n. The faculty that distinguishes a weak animal or person from a strong one. It brings its possessor much mental satisfaction and great material…
- MATERIAL, adj. Having an actual existence, as distinguished from an imaginary one. Important.
- INK, n. A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic and water, chiefly used to facilitate the infection of idiocy and promote intellectual crime. The…
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