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  1. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    ADAGE, n. A hoary-headed platitude that is kicked along the centuries until nothing is left of it but its clothes. A “saw” which has worn out its teeth on the human understanding.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Adage,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-03-05)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/81811…

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  2. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    ADAGE, n. A hoary-headed platitude that is kicked along the centuries until nothing is left of it but its clothes. A “saw” which has worn out its teeth on the human understanding.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Adage,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-03-05)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/81811…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #adage #aphorism #banality #cliche #meaninglessness #platitude #proverb #receivedwisdom #saw #saying #truism

  3. A quotation from Ambrose Bierce

    ADAGE, n. A hoary-headed platitude that is kicked along the centuries until nothing is left of it but its clothes. A “saw” which has worn out its teeth on the human understanding.

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
    “Adage,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-03-05)

    More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/81811…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #adage #aphorism #banality #cliche #meaninglessness #platitude #proverb #receivedwisdom #saw #saying #truism

  4. A quotation from Chamfort, Nicolas:

    «
    Most collectors of verses and sayings proceed as though they were eating cherries and oysters, choosing the best first, and ending by eating them all.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/224

    #quote #quotes #quotation #collector #discrimination #quantity #quotations #saying #selectivity

  5. Rule 38:

    It is never too late to ask yourself, “Am I ready to change the life I am living? Am I ready to change within?” Even if a single day in your life is the same as the day before, it surely is a pity. At every moment and with each new breath, one should be renewed and renewed again. There is only one-way to be born into a new life: to die before death.

    - Shams of Tabriz

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