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Ambrose Bierce
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Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Ambrose Bierce?
→ It is better to be faithful than famous.
→ If the garbage man calls, tell him we don't want any.
→ My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.
→ Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows.
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Pick the quote attributed to Ambrose Bierce.
→ We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
→ The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
→ They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.
→ If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month.
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Select the quotation attributed to Ambrose Bierce.
→ Photograph: A picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.
→ Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.
→ A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.
→ One-fifth of the people are against everything all the time.
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One of these may be attributed to Ambrose Bierce. Which one?
→ Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.
→ You cannot save people. You can only love them.
→ Do not seek the because - in love there is no because, no reason, no explanation, no solutions.
→ Opportunity is a favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.
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Which one of these belongs to Ambrose Bierce?
→ If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.
→ Happiness is an agreeable sensation, arising from contemplating the misery of others.
→ They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.
→ I could dance with you until the cows come home. On second thought I'd rather dance with the cows until you come home.
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Can you identify the right quote belonging to Ambrose Bierce?
→ In old days men had the rack. Now they have the Press.
→ The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
→ Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.
→ Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.
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