INFLUENCE, n. In politics, a visionary _quo_ given in exchange for a substantial _quid_.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.

Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.

Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy.

Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy.

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

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

Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.

Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.

Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth...

Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth...

ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so...

ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so...

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...

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...

Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone,...

Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone,...

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.

Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk.

Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk.

Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

Incompatibility: In matrimony, a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination.

Incompatibility: In matrimony, a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination.

READING, n. The general body of what one reads. In our country it consists, as...

READING, n. The general body of what one reads. In our country it consists, as...

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

Edible - good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad,...

Edible - good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad,...

CONSUL, n. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure and office from...

CONSUL, n. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure and office from...

While your friend holds you affectionately by both your hands, you are safe, for you...

While your friend holds you affectionately by both your hands, you are safe, for you...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our...

Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll...

Do you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll...

If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for...

If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for...