Quote #78
Scriptures, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.
More from Ambrose Bierce
- Sabbath, n. A weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh.
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- Road, n. A strip of land along which one may pass from where it is too tiresome to be to where it is futile to go.
- Success, n. The one unpardonable sin against one's fellows.
- Resign, v. To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an advantage for a greater advantage.
- Twice, adv. Once too often.
- Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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