OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment . . . . judged by the …

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OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment . . . . judged by the outcome, the result. This is immortal nonsense; the wisdom of an act is to be juded by the light that the doer had when he performed it. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2009). The Devil's Dictionary, p.218, ReadHowYouWant.com
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OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment . . . . judged by the outcome, the result. This is immortal nonsense; the wisdom of an act is to be juded by the light that the doer had when he performed it. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2009). The Devil's Dictionary, p.218, ReadHowYouWant.com

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