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The mind is...

The mind is...

The mind is refrigerated by interruption; the thoughts are diverted from the principle subject; the reader is weary,...

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There may be...

There may be...

There may be other reasons for a man's not speaking in publick than want of resolution: he may have nothing to...

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The superiority of...

The superiority of...

The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are...

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What we ever...

What we ever...

What we ever hope to do with ease, we must first learn to do with diligence.

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There are 2...

There are 2...

There are 2 sorts of pride: one in which we approve others, the other in which we cannot accept...

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ERUDITION, n. Dust...

ERUDITION, n. Dust...

ERUDITION, n. Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull.

Source: The Devil's...

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EXCESS, n. In...

EXCESS, n. In...

EXCESS, n. In morals, an indulgence that enforces by appropriate penalties the law of...

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EPITAPH, n. An...

EPITAPH, n. An...

EPITAPH, n. An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive...

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GAMBLING,n. [As in]...

GAMBLING,n. [As in]...

GAMBLING,n. [As in] 'The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as...

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GEOGRAPHER, n. A...

GEOGRAPHER, n. A...

GEOGRAPHER, n. A chap who can tell you offhand the difference between the outside of the world and the...

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GHOST, n. The...

GHOST, n. The...

GHOST, n. The outward and visible sign of an inward fear.

Source: The Devil's...

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HATCHET, n. A...

HATCHET, n. A...

HATCHET, n. A young axe, known among Indians as a Thomashawk.

Source: The Devil's...

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FRIENDSHIP, n. A...

FRIENDSHIP, n. A...

FRIENDSHIP, n. A ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foul.

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IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient....

IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient....

IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be...

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IMPROVIDENCE, n. Provision...

IMPROVIDENCE, n. Provision...

IMPROVIDENCE, n. Provision for the needs of to-day from the revenues of to-morrow.

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INTENTION, n. The...

INTENTION, n. The...

INTENTION, n. The mind's sense of the prevalence of one set of influences over another set; an effect whose cause is...

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INTERREGNUM, n. The...

INTERREGNUM, n. The...

INTERREGNUM, n. The period during which a monarchical country is governed by a warm spot on the cushion of the throne....

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LOQUACITY, n. A...

LOQUACITY, n. A...

LOQUACITY, n. A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to...

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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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EULOGY, n. Praise...

EULOGY, n. Praise...

EULOGY, n. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be...

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