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1842–1914

A PARADOX.

Ambrose Bierce

“If life were not worth having,” said the preacher, “‘ T would have in suicide one pleasant feature.” “An error,” said the pessimist, “you're making: What's not worth having cannot be worth taking.”

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A PARADOX. · Ambrose Bierce · Poetry Cove