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Ability

Ability is commonly found to con…

5 Jan , 2014  

Ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity. Bierce, Ambrose

Age

Age that period of life in which…

5 Jan , 2014  

Age that period of life in which we compound for the vices that we still cherish by reviling those that we no longer have the enterprise to commit. Bierce, Ambrose

Beauty

Beauty, n: the power by which a …

5 Jan , 2014  

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband. Bierce, Ambrose

Bore

Bore. A person who talks when yo…

5 Jan , 2014  

Bore. A person who talks when you wish him to listen. Bierce, Ambrose

Conservative-Liberal

Conservative: A statesman who is…

27 Apr , 2013  

Conservative: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. Bierce, Ambrose

Business

Corporation: an ingenious device…

27 Apr , 2013  

Corporation: an ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility. Bierce, Ambrose

Destiny

Destiny: A tyrant’s authority fo…

27 Apr , 2013  

Destiny: A tyrant’s authority for crime and a fool’s excuse for failure. Bierce, Ambrose

Immortality

Immortality: A toy which people…

25 Mar , 2011  

Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for. Bierce, Ambrose

Law

Litigation: A machine which you…

30 Jul , 2010  

Litigation: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage. Bierce, Ambrose

Marriage

Marriage: a community consistin…

30 Jul , 2010  

Marriage: a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves – making in all two. Bierce, Ambrose