Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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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...

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...

Alliance - in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so...

Alliance - in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so...

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

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

When you doubt, abstain.

When you doubt, abstain.

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.

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

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

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

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

Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough...

Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough...

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...

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...

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...

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

Congratulations is the civility of envy.

Congratulations is the civility of envy.

Opportunity is a favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.

Opportunity is a favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.

Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

Electricity seems destined to play a most important part in the arts and industries. The...

Electricity seems destined to play a most important part in the arts and industries. The...

Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination...

Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination...

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is,...

What is a soul? It's like electricity - we don't really know what it is,...