p. 371
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Happiness is lost by criticizing it; sorrow by accepting it.
— Ambrose Bierce
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Ambrose Bierce" (Quotes, Epigrams: Page numbers refer to The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. 8 (1911), ยง "Epigrams" (p. 343 ff.). Individual epigrams first appeared elsewhere.)
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About Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 โ date of death uncertain; probably late 1912 or early 1914) was an American satirist, critic, short story writer, editor and journalist. He is perhaps most famous for his serialized mock lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary, in which, over the years, he scathed American culture and accepted wisdom by pointing out alternate, more practical definitions for common words.
About Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 โ date of death uncertain; probably late 1912 or early 1914) was an American satirist, critic, short story writer, editor and journalist. He is perhaps most famous for his serialized mock lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary, in which, over the years, he scathed American culture and accepted wisdom by pointing out alternate, more practical definitions for common words.
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