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Petitioner Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
- A pessimist asked God for relief. Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness, said God. No, replied the petitioner, I wish you…
- Pray, v.: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.
More Petitioner Quotes
- Pray: To ask the laws of the universe to be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. — Ambrose Bierce
- A generous prayer is never presented in vain; the petition may be refused, but the petitioner is always, I believe, rewarded by… — Robert Louis Stevenson
- I think I've been wishing for celebrity for so long that I've got used to being someone who's petitioning the establishment for… — Toby Young
- Indeed I did not stand as a beggar at the Parliament door, for I never was at the Parliament-House, nor stood I… — Margaret Cavendish
- A pessimist asked God for relief. Ah, you wish me to restore your hope and cheerfulness, said God. No, replied the petitioner,… — Ambrose Bierce
- I came not to your glorious shores to enjoy a happy rest - I came not to gather triumphs of personal distinction,… — Lajos Kossuth
- Pray, v.: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. — Ambrose Bierce