Ambrose Bierce

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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FAITH, n. Belief...

FAITH, n. Belief...

FAITH, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks, without knowledge, of things without...

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FIB, n. A...

FIB, n. A...

FIB, n. A lie that has not cut its teeth. An habitual liar's nearest approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric...

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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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ELOQUENCE, n. The...

ELOQUENCE, n. The...

ELOQUENCE, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift...

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EXILE, n. One...

EXILE, n. One...

EXILE, n. One who serves his country by residing abroad, yet is not an ambassador.

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FICKLENESS, n. The...

FICKLENESS, n. The...

FICKLENESS, n. The iterated satiety of an enterprising affection.

Source: The...

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FLAG, n. A...

FLAG, n. A...

FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as...

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EXECUTIVE, n. An...

EXECUTIVE, n. An...

EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such...

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ENVY, n. Emulation...

ENVY, n. Emulation...

ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...

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FIDDLE, n. An...

FIDDLE, n. An...

FIDDLE, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse's tail on the entrails of a...

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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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EXPERIENCE, n. The...

EXPERIENCE, n. The...

EXPERIENCE, n. The wisdom that enables us to recognize as an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have...

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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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FORCE, n. Force...

FORCE, n. Force...

FORCE, n. Force is but might, the teacher said p
That definition's just.
The boy said naught but throught...

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FORGETFULNESS, n. A...

FORGETFULNESS, n. A...

FORGETFULNESS, n. A gift of God bestowed upon doctors in compensation for their destitution of...

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FOREFINGER, n. The...

FOREFINGER, n. The...

FOREFINGER, n. The finger commonly used in pointing out two malefactors.

Source:...

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FELON, n. A...

FELON, n. A...

FELON, n. A person of greater enterprise than discretion, who in embracing an opportunity has formed an unfortunate...

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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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