Peace: In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting
Ambrose Gwinnett BierceSource: The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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Peace: In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting
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Day: A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent
Second to the right, and straight on till morning.
Man is made or unmade by himself; in the armoury of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself; he also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace.
Speech is of Time, Silence is of Eternity.