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 to create something that would justify them." "The world is all created," said God, "but you have overlooked something - the mortality of the optimist.

Ambrose Bierce

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Pessimism n.
A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile.

— Ambrose Bierce

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PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile.

— Ambrose Bierce

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Rum, n. Generically, fiery liquors that produce madness in total abstainers.

— Ambrose Bierce

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Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact

— Ambrose Bierce

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Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.

— Ambrose Bierce

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