Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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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...

Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.

Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.

The spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a man.

The spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a man.

YOUTH, n. The Period of Possibility, when Archimedes finds a fulcrum, Cassandra has a following...

YOUTH, n. The Period of Possibility, when Archimedes finds a fulcrum, Cassandra has a following...

A revolution, in politics, is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. The substitution...

A revolution, in politics, is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. The substitution...

Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.

Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which...

Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which...

You are not permitted to kill a woman who has injured you, but nothing forbids...

You are not permitted to kill a woman who has injured you, but nothing forbids...

Optimism: The doctrine that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the...

Optimism: The doctrine that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the...

Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo

Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo

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

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

INSURRECTION, n. An unsuccessful revolution. Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government.

INSURRECTION, n. An unsuccessful revolution. Disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government.

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

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

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...

OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critics. Obsession...

OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critics. Obsession...

Advice is the smallest current coin.

Advice is the smallest current coin.

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness...

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness...

We've no use for intellectuals in this outfit. What we need is chimpanzees. Let me...

We've no use for intellectuals in this outfit. What we need is chimpanzees. Let me...

Every girl wants to be romanced, swept off her feet, treated like a princess and...

Every girl wants to be romanced, swept off her feet, treated like a princess and...