I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civiliza…

Ambrose Bierce
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I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is very mechanical and predictable, but love, you can't catch it.
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COMFORT, n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). The Devil's Dictionary: Complete & Unabridged, p.42, Courier Corporation
PRE-EXISTENCE, n. An unnoted factor in creation. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2012). The Devil's Dictionary, p.96, Courier Corporation
Philanthropist, n.: A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.1 … ▶
SCRAP-BOOK, n. A book that is commonly edited by a fool. Many persons of some small distinction compile scrap-books containing whatever they happen to read about themselves or employ others to collec … ▶
PRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In Journalese, to perform upon a musical instrument; as, He presided at the piccolo. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's … ▶

I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is very mechanical and predictable, but love, you can't catch it.

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