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Phonograph, n. An irritating toy that restores life to dead noises.
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Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Lawyer, n. One skilled in the circumvention of the law.
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Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.
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Optimism, n. The doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
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Bride, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
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Philosophy, n. A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum -- I think I think, therefore, I think I am.
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Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
The covers of this book are too far apart.
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Experience, n. The wisdom that enables us to recognize as an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced.
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Critic, n. A person who boasts himself hard to please because nobody tries to please him.
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