OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment. By the kind of intelligence that sees in an exception a proof of the rule the wisdom of an act is judged by the outcome, the result. This is immortal nonsense; the wisdom…

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it...

Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it...

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of...

ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of...

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...

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.

Amnesty, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to...

Amnesty, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to...

Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes...

Inventor: A person who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes...

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

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

Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.

Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.

Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example...

Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example...

Politeness is the most acceptable hypocrisy

Politeness is the most acceptable hypocrisy

PUSH, n. One of the two things mainly conducive to success, especially in politics. The...

PUSH, n. One of the two things mainly conducive to success, especially in politics. The...

Doubt is the father of invention.

Doubt is the father of invention.

All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher.

All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher.

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...

Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they...

Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they...

Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.

Cabbage: a familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.

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...

The doves in this country and some of the media are the cause of fifty-some-odd-thousand...

The doves in this country and some of the media are the cause of fifty-some-odd-thousand...

Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights...

Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights...