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INCOME, n. The...

INCOME, n. The...

INCOME, n. The natural and rational gauge and measure of respectability . . .

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INFALAPSARIAN, n. One...

INFALAPSARIAN, n. One...

INFALAPSARIAN, n. One who ventures to believe that Adam need not have sinned unless he had a mind to -- in opposition...

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KISS, n. A...

KISS, n. A...

KISS, n. A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for bliss. It is supposed to signify, in a general way, some kind of...

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LAP, n. One...

LAP, n. One...

LAP, n. One of the most important organs of the female system -- an admirable provision of nature for the repose of...

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LIAR, n. A...

LIAR, n. A...

LIAR, n. A lawyer with a roving commission.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...

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MANICHEISM, n. The...

MANICHEISM, n. The...

MANICHEISM, n. The ancient Persian doctrine of an incessant warfare between Good and Evil. When Good gave up the fight...

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NECTAR, n. A...

NECTAR, n. A...

NECTAR, n. A drink served at banquets of the Olympian deities. The secret of its preparation is lost, but the modern...

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MUMMY, n. An...

MUMMY, n. An...

MUMMY, n. An ancient Egyptian . . . handy, too, in museums in gratifying the vulgar curiosity that serves to...

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NIRVANA, n. In...

NIRVANA, n. In...

NIRVANA, n. In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those...

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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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OVEREAT, v. To...

OVEREAT, v. To...

OVEREAT, v. To dine.

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

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QUORUM, n. A...

QUORUM, n. A...

QUORUM, n. A sufficient number of members of a deliberative body to have their own way and their own way of having it....

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We quaff the...

We quaff the...

We quaff the cup of life with eager haste without draining it, instead of which it only overflows the brim --objects...

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When I'm in...

When I'm in...

When I'm in the country I wish to vegetate like the country.

Source: In Webster's...

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Francis Bacon: Lies are sufficient...

Francis Bacon: Lies are sufficient...

Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance.

Source: In...

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Francis Bacon: But men must...

Francis Bacon: But men must...

But men must know, that in this theatre of man's life it is reserved only for God and angels to be...

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Francis Bacon: All good moral...

Francis Bacon: All good moral...

All good moral philosophy is but the handmaid to religion.

Source: The Advancement...

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Francis Bacon: When he wrote...

Francis Bacon: When he wrote...

When he wrote a letter, he would put that which was most material in the postscript, as if it had been a...

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Francis Bacon: Choose the life...

Francis Bacon: Choose the life...

Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable.

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Saint Augustine: If you believe...

Saint Augustine: If you believe...

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but...

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