PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters.

Quote by Ambrose Bierce

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Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by...

Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by...

Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of...

Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of...

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them...

The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them...

To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.

To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.

Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty...

Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty...

What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What...

What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What...

Capital Punishment, a penalty regarding the justice and expediency of which many worthy persons -...

Capital Punishment, a penalty regarding the justice and expediency of which many worthy persons -...

Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

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.

MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government.

MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government.

USAGE, n. The First Person of the literary Trinity, the Second and Third being Custom...

USAGE, n. The First Person of the literary Trinity, the Second and Third being Custom...

The covers of this book are too far apart.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

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...

Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me.

Egotist: a person more interested in himself than in me.

REPRESENTATIVE, n. In national politics, a member of the Lower House in this world, and...

REPRESENTATIVE, n. In national politics, a member of the Lower House in this world, and...

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.

Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as...

Lawsuit: A machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as...

If this is a crush, then I don't know if I could take the real...

If this is a crush, then I don't know if I could take the real...

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous...

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous...

Boy: Let's play a game. Any game you want, just not hide and seek. Girl:...

Boy: Let's play a game. Any game you want, just not hide and seek. Girl:...

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.

A bachelor is a selfish, undeserving guy who has cheated some woman out of a...

A bachelor is a selfish, undeserving guy who has cheated some woman out of a...