I think love is the most unbelievable, and critical, thing in civilization. Everything else is very mechanical and predictable, but love, you can't catch it.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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Irreligion - the principal one of the great faiths of the world.

Irreligion - the principal one of the great faiths of the world.

TROGLODYTE, n. Specifically, a cave-dweller of the paleolithic period, after the Tree and before the...

TROGLODYTE, n. Specifically, a cave-dweller of the paleolithic period, after the Tree and before the...

Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.

Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.

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.

Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

RASCALITY, n. Stupidity militant. The activity of a clouded intellect.

RASCALITY, n. Stupidity militant. The activity of a clouded intellect.

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by...

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by...

Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.

Absence blots people out. We really have no absent friends.

FORMA PAUPERIS. [Latin] In the character of a poor person --a method by which a...

FORMA PAUPERIS. [Latin] In the character of a poor person --a method by which a...

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...

When you doubt, abstain.

When you doubt, abstain.

Congratulations is the civility of envy.

Congratulations is the civility of envy.

Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar...

Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar...

Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered...

Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered...

FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage...

FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage...

REVELATION, n. A famous book in which St. John the Divine concealed all that he...

REVELATION, n. A famous book in which St. John the Divine concealed all that he...

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...

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...

Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.

Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.

Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.

Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.