Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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JUSTICE, n. A commodity which is a more or less adulterated condition the State sells...

JUSTICE, n. A commodity which is a more or less adulterated condition the State sells...

Enthusiasm - a distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with...

Enthusiasm - a distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with...

NECTAR, n. A drink served at banquets of the Olympian deities. The secret of its...

NECTAR, n. A drink served at banquets of the Olympian deities. The secret of its...

Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line...

Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line...

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not...

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not...

Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which...

Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which...

CUPID, n. The so-called god of love. This bastard creation of a barbarous fancy was...

CUPID, n. The so-called god of love. This bastard creation of a barbarous fancy was...

Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.

Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.

Amnesty, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to...

Amnesty, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to...

OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment. By the kind of intelligence that sees in...

OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment. By the kind of intelligence that sees in...

Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is...

Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is...

Electricity seems destined to play a most important part in the arts and industries. The...

Electricity seems destined to play a most important part in the arts and industries. The...

Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is - it is...

Who never doubted, never half believed. Where doubt is, there truth is - it is...

Scriptures: the sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane...

Scriptures: the sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane...

Infidel: In New York, one who does not believe in the Christian religion; in Constantinople,...

Infidel: In New York, one who does not believe in the Christian religion; in Constantinople,...

Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress,...

Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress,...

I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people...

I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people...

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

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

Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to...

Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to...

Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities...

Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities...