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Off Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- CERBERUS, n. The watch-dog of Hades, whose duty it was to guard the entrance - against whom or what does not clearly appear; everybody, sooner…
- RITUALISM, n. A Dutch Garden of God where He may walk in rectilinear freedom, keeping off the grass.
- RADIUM, n. A mineral that gives off heat and stimulates the organ that a scientist is a fool with.
- RAILROAD, n. The chief of many mechanical devices enabling us to get away from where we are to where we are no better off. For…
- DEPUTY, n. A male relative of an office-holder, or of his bondsman. The deputy is commonly a beautiful young man, with a red necktie and…
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