Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.

The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.

RECOUNT, n. In American politics, another throw of the dice, accorded to the player against...

RECOUNT, n. In American politics, another throw of the dice, accorded to the player against...

Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care...

Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care...

Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure,...

Acquaintance is a degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor and obscure,...

Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.

Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.

PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should...

PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should...

Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or...

Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or...

Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.

Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.

Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the...

Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the...

Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.

Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.

Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which...

Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which...

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them...

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them...

Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the...

Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the...

Ardor, n. The quality that distinguishes love without knowledge.

Ardor, n. The quality that distinguishes love without knowledge.

Backbite. To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you.

Backbite. To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you.

Liberty: One of Imagination's most precious possessions.

Liberty: One of Imagination's most precious possessions.

Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy.

Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy.

Impiety, n.: Your irreverence toward my deity.

Impiety, n.: Your irreverence toward my deity.

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

The problem is not with people or churches that are politically active. It is with...

The problem is not with people or churches that are politically active. It is with...