A man who piously shuts himself up to meditate upon the sin of wickedn…

Ambrose Bierce
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A man who piously shuts himself up to meditate upon the sin of wickedness and to keep it fresh in his mind joins a brotherhood of awful examples. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.32, 谷月社
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A man who piously shuts himself up to meditate upon the sin of wickedness and to keep it fresh in his mind joins a brotherhood of awful examples. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.32, 谷月社

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