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Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience. — Ambrose Bierce
Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. — Ambrose Bierce
Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. — Ambrose Bierce
My debut upon the world's stage occurred on February 26, 1845, in the State of Iowa. — Buffalo Bill
My first plan of escape having failed, I now determined upon another. — Buffalo Bill
He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own… — Aeschylus
My friends, whoever has had experience of evils knows how whenever a flood of ills comes upon mortals, a man fears everything; but whenever a… — Aeschylus
Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself. — William J. H. Boetcker
The law is not a 'light' for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any kind. The law… — Robert Bolt
History is a set of lies agreed upon. — Napoleon Bonaparte
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. — Napoleon Bonaparte
A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view. — Napoleon Bonaparte
What is history but a fable agreed upon? — Napoleon Bonaparte
Fame can take interesting men and thrust mediocrity upon them. — David Bowie
In the decline of the day, near Kentucky river, as we ascended the brow of a small hill, a number of Indians rushed out of… — Daniel Boone
The destiny of world civilization depends upon providing a decent standard of living for all mankind. — Norman Borlaug
It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden… — James Bovard
It is ever the invisible that is the object of our profoundest worship. With the lover it is not the seen but the unseen that… — Christian Nestell Bovee
Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my mind's eye, but they are… — Johannes Brahms
First, Resolve upon, and daily endeavour to practise, a life of seriousness and strict sobriety. — David Brainerd

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