Ambrose Bierce

(1842—1914)

Take not God's name in vain; select a time when it will have effect.

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	Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), in Gratton's Bitter Bierce Here's to woman! Would that we could fall into her ... www.sky-net-eye.com Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a ... www.sky-net-eye.com Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) , The Devil's Dictionary Don't steal; thou'lt never thus compete/Successfully in business. Cheat. www.sky-net-eye.com Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), The Devil's Dictionary A prejudice is a vagrant opinion without visible means of support. www.sky-net-eye.com Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) U.S. writer Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live. www.sky-net-eye.com in vain [in vain] {adv. phr.} 1. Without effect; without getting the desired result; without success. * ... A Dictionary of American Idioms in effect [in effect] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. The same in meaning or result. * /The ... A Dictionary of American Idioms

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	earth [earth] See: COME BACK TO EARTH or COME DOWN TO EARTH, DOWN-TO-EARTH, IN THE WORLD or ON EARTH, MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH. ехать зайцем [ехать зайцем] {v. phr.} {colloquial} [`ehat' `zaitcem] to be passenger / travel without (buing) a ticket; take a free ride; ... Ed Howe (1853—1937) U.S. humorist A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.