ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of humor, the writer aims to produce in the reader's mind the dampest kind of dejection. The most famous English example begins somewhat like this: The…

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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RASH, adj. Insensible to the value of our advice.

RASH, adj. Insensible to the value of our advice.

DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in sets.

DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in sets.

PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method (according to Mimbleshaw's classification) of obtaining money by false pretences....

PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method (according to Mimbleshaw's classification) of obtaining money by false pretences....

A miracle is an act or event out of the order of nature and unaccountable,...

A miracle is an act or event out of the order of nature and unaccountable,...

Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.

Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.

Work: a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing

Work: a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing

There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

Optimism: The doctrine that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the...

Optimism: The doctrine that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the...

I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is...

I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Alien - an American sovereign in his probationary state.

Alien - an American sovereign in his probationary state.

The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog

The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog

Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend...

Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend...

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...

Curiosity, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or...

Curiosity, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or...

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...

We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to...

We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to...