From 'The Devil's Dictionary' (by Ambrose Bierce) #3
PERSEVERANCE,
n. A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
1 comment:
Rob
said...
See, ol' Ambrose had a damn good sentence to fit any damn situation....or any-damn-body. I prefer his def. of "Aborigine" - n. People found cumbering the soil of a newly discovered land. They soon cease to cumber - they fertilize.
1 comment:
See, ol' Ambrose had a damn good sentence to fit any damn situation....or any-damn-body. I prefer his def. of "Aborigine" -
n. People found cumbering the soil of a newly discovered land. They soon cease to cumber - they fertilize.
BCNU
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