Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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Fidelity - a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

Fidelity - a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of...

Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of...

A revolution, in politics, is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. The substitution...

A revolution, in politics, is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. The substitution...

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...

Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.

Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.

ARISTOCRACY, n. Government by the best men. (In this sense the word is obsolete; so...

ARISTOCRACY, n. Government by the best men. (In this sense the word is obsolete; so...

Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the...

Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the...

Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.

Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.

Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example...

Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example...

Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they...

Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they...

Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of...

Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of...

Congratulations is the civility of envy.

Congratulations is the civility of envy.

SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus...

SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus...

Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo

Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo

Example is better than following it.

Example is better than following it.

Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.

Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.

CIRCUS, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women...

CIRCUS, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women...

No true Witches today practice human sacrafice, torture, or any form of ritual murder. Anyone...

No true Witches today practice human sacrafice, torture, or any form of ritual murder. Anyone...

A woman would rather visit her own grave than the place where she has been...

A woman would rather visit her own grave than the place where she has been...