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Quotes › Authors › A › Ambrose Bierce › Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to l
  • Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

    Ambrose Bierce: Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
    Ambrose Bierce
    Cynic's Word Book (1906) p. 37
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