Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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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...

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...

Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon...

Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon...

Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is...

Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is...

Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to...

Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to...

Confidante: One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C.

Confidante: One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to herself by C.

BRAIN, n. An apparatus with which we think what we think. That which distinguishes the...

BRAIN, n. An apparatus with which we think what we think. That which distinguishes the...

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...

The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous...

The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous...

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,...

SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus...

SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus...

If this is a crush, then I don't know if I could take the real...

If this is a crush, then I don't know if I could take the real...

Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

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...

OUT-OF-DOORS, n. That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to...

OUT-OF-DOORS, n. That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to...

Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to...

Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to...

Kindness is a brief preface to ten volumes of exaction.

Kindness is a brief preface to ten volumes of exaction.

Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen.

Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen.

Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.

Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.

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...