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Francis Bacon: In every great...

Francis Bacon: In every great...

In every great time there is some one idea at work which is more powerful than any other, and which shapes the events...

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Francis Bacon: Judges ought to...

Francis Bacon: Judges ought to...

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all...

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Francis Bacon: Silence is the...

Francis Bacon: Silence is the...

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Francis Bacon: Who ever is...

Francis Bacon: Who ever is...

Who ever is out of patience is out of possession of their soul.

Source: In The...

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Francis Bacon: For it is...

Francis Bacon: For it is...

For it is not possible to join serpentine wisdom with columbine innocency, except men know exactly all the conditions...

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Saint Augustine: I have read...

Saint Augustine: I have read...

I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them:...

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Martin Luther King, Jr: The hottest place...

Martin Luther King, Jr: The hottest place...

The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral...

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OUTDO, v.t. To...

OUTDO, v.t. To...

OUTDO, v.t. To make an enemy.

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

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PHOENIX, n. The...

PHOENIX, n. The...

PHOENIX, n. The classical prototype of the modern small hot bird.

Source: The...

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PLEASE, v. To...

PLEASE, v. To...

PLEASE, v. To lay the foundation for a superstructure of imposition.

Source: The...

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POLITENESS, n. The...

POLITENESS, n. The...

POLITENESS, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...

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PYRRHONISM, n. An...

PYRRHONISM, n. An...

PYRRHONISM, n. An ancient philosophy, named for its inventor. It consisted of an absolute disbelief in everything but...

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PREHISTORIC, adj. Belonging...

PREHISTORIC, adj. Belonging...

PREHISTORIC, adj. Belonging to an early period and a museum. Antedating the art and practice of perpetuating...

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QUIVER, n. A...

QUIVER, n. A...

QUIVER, n. A portable sheath in which the ancient statesman and the aboriginal lawyer carried their lighter...

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RADIUM, n. A...

RADIUM, n. A...

RADIUM, n. A mineral that gives off heat and stimulates the organ that a scientist is a fool...

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REDRESS, n. Reparation...

REDRESS, n. Reparation...

REDRESS, n. Reparation without satisfaction.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...

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PRESCRIPTION, n. A...

PRESCRIPTION, n. A...

PRESCRIPTION, n. A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the...

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PRESIDENCY, n. The...

PRESIDENCY, n. The...

PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.

Source: The...

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PROSPECT, n. An...

PROSPECT, n. An...

PROSPECT, n. An outlook, usually forbidding. An expectation, usually forbidden.

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REPENTANCE, n. The...

REPENTANCE, n. The...

REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation...

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