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MINOR, adj. Less...

MINOR, adj. Less...

MINOR, adj. Less objectionable.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary, 1911.
-- Ambrose...

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NEPOTISM, n. Appointing...

NEPOTISM, n. Appointing...

NEPOTISM, n. Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party.

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ORATORY, n. A...

ORATORY, n. A...

ORATORY, n. A conspiracy between speech and action to cheat the understanding. A tyranny tempered by...

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OBSTINATE, adj. Inaccessible...

OBSTINATE, adj. Inaccessible...

OBSTINATE, adj. Inaccessible to the truth as it is manifest in the splendor and stress of our...

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WITCH, n. (1)...

WITCH, n. (1)...

WITCH, n. (1) Any ugly and repulsive old woman, in a wicked league with the devil. (2) A beautiful and attractive...

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We grow tired...

We grow tired...

We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their...

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We find many...

We find many...

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.

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The unfinished is...

The unfinished is...

The unfinished is nothing.

Source: Journal intime
-- Henri Frederic Amiel, (Sep...

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Martin Luther King, Jr: Nonviolence is a...

Martin Luther King, Jr: Nonviolence is a...

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. . . . which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is...

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Martin Luther King, Jr: I have a...

Martin Luther King, Jr: I have a...

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners...

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Francis Bacon: It is a...

Francis Bacon: It is a...

It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in the window of a...

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Francis Bacon: I do not...

Francis Bacon: I do not...

I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death.

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Francis Bacon: Be so true...

Francis Bacon: Be so true...

Be so true to thyself, as thou be not false to others.

Source: Essays, 'Of Wisdom...

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Aristotle: The young are...

Aristotle: The young are...

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication; for youth is sweet and they are...

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Aristotle: It is the...

Aristotle: It is the...

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

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Aristotle: Suffering becomes beautiful...

Aristotle: Suffering becomes beautiful...

Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but...

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Aristotle: The family is...

Aristotle: The family is...

The family is the association established by nature for the supply of man's everyday...

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Aristotle: Education is the...

Aristotle: Education is the...

Education is the best provision for old age.

Source: In Lives of Eminent...

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Aristotle: The ultimate value...

Aristotle: The ultimate value...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness, and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere...

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Aristotle: There is a...

Aristotle: There is a...

There is a foolish corner in the brain of the wisest man.

Source: In Webster's...

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