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The philosopher is...

The philosopher is...

The philosopher is like a man fasting in the midst of universal intoxication. He alone perceives the illusion of which...

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NOVEL, n. A...

NOVEL, n. A...

NOVEL, n. A short story padded. A species of composition bearing the same relation to literature that the panorama...

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PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally,...

PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally,...

PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into politics and finance, and the...

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OBSOLETE, adj. No...

OBSOLETE, adj. No...

OBSOLETE, adj. No longer used by the timid. Said chiefly of words. A word which some lexicographer has marked...

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PAST, n. That...

PAST, n. That...

PAST, n. That part of Eternity with some small fraction of which we have a slight and regrettable acquaintance. [T]he...

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OPPOSITION, n. In...

OPPOSITION, n. In...

OPPOSITION, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amuck by hamstringing...

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PARDON, v. To...

PARDON, v. To...

PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation of...

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POLITICS, n. A...

POLITICS, n. A...

POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private...

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POETRY, n. A...

POETRY, n. A...

POETRY, n. A form of expression peculiar to the Land beyond the Magazines.

Source:...

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PRE-EXISTENCE, n. An...

PRE-EXISTENCE, n. An...

PRE-EXISTENCE, n. An unnoted factor in creation.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...

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REALITY, n. The...

REALITY, n. The...

REALITY, n. The dream of a mad philosopher. That which would remain in the cupel if one should assay a phantom. The...

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REACH, n. The...

REACH, n. The...

REACH, n. The radius of action of the human hand. The area within which it is possible (and customary) to gratify...

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RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A...

RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A...

RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A sturdy virtue that was once found among the Pantidoodles inhabiting the lower part of the...

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REVIEW, v.t. To...

REVIEW, v.t. To...

REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it.
Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to...

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WALL STREET, n....

WALL STREET, n....

WALL STREET, n. A symbol for sin for every devil to rebuke. That Wall Street is a den of thieves is a belief that...

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DEBT, n. An...

DEBT, n. An...

DEBT, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave driver.

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ENTERTAINMENT, n. Any...

ENTERTAINMENT, n. Any...

ENTERTAINMENT, n. Any kind of amusement whose inroads stop short of death by injection.

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ENOUGH, pro. All...

ENOUGH, pro. All...

ENOUGH, pro. All there is in the world if you like it.

Source: The Devil's...

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FIDELITY, n. A...

FIDELITY, n. A...

FIDELITY, n. A virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

Source: The...

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FOLLY, n. That...

FOLLY, n. That...

FOLLY, n. That gift and faculty divine whose creative and controlling energy inspires Man's mind, guides his actions...

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