When in Rome, do as Rome does.
More Quotes from Ambrose Bierce:
LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.Ambrose Bierce
COENOBITE, n. 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.
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Mad, adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence.
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MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavor to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
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CALUMNUS, n. A graduate of the School for Scandal.
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ZEAL, n. A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced. A passion that goeth before a sprawl.
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