Ambrose Bierce

CHARITY, n. a...

CHARITY, n. a...

CHARITY, n. a thing that begins at home and usually stays there.

Source: The...

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COENOBITE, n. A...

COENOBITE, n. A...

COENOBITE, n. A man who piously shuts himself up to meditate upon the sin of wickedness; and to keep it fresh in his...

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DARING, n. One...

DARING, n. One...

DARING, n. One of the most conspicuous qualities of a man in security.

Source: The...

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CONTROVERSY, n. A...

CONTROVERSY, n. A...

CONTROVERSY, n. A battle in which spittle or ink replaces the injurious cannon-ball and the inconsiderate...

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COMMERCE, n. A...

COMMERCE, n. A...

COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of C, and for compensation B picks the pocket...

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CHILDHOOD, n. The...

CHILDHOOD, n. The...

CHILDHOOD, n. The period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth -- two...

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COMFORT, n. A...

COMFORT, n. A...

COMFORT, n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness.

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DECALOGUE, n. A...

DECALOGUE, n. A...

DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number -- just enough to permit an intelligent selection for...

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DAY, n. A...

DAY, n. A...

DAY, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the...

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CONDOLE, v.i. To...

CONDOLE, v.i. To...

CONDOLE, v.i. To show that bereavement is a smaller evil than sympathy.

Source: The...

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CIRCUS, n. A...

CIRCUS, n. A...

CIRCUS, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the...

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CONNOISSEUR, n. A...

CONNOISSEUR, n. A...

CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything...

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DECIDE, v.i. To...

DECIDE, v.i. To...

DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set.

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DEBAUCHEE, n. One...

DEBAUCHEE, n. One...

DEBAUCHEE, n. One who has so earnestly pursued pleasure that he has had the misfortune to overtake...

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CONGRATULATION, n. The...

CONGRATULATION, n. The...

CONGRATULATION, n. The civility of envy.

Source: The Devil's Dictionary,...

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CONFIDANT, CONFIDANTE, n....

CONFIDANT, CONFIDANTE, n....

CONFIDANT, CONFIDANTE, n. One entrusted by A with the secrets of B, confided by him to C.

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CONSOLATION, n. The...

CONSOLATION, n. The...

CONSOLATION, n. The knowledge that a better man is more unfortunate than yourself.

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DELEGATION, n. In...

DELEGATION, n. In...

DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in sets.

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DEGRADATION, n. One...

DEGRADATION, n. One...

DEGRADATION, n. One of the stages of moral and social progress from private station to political...

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CONTEMPT, n. The...

CONTEMPT, n. The...

CONTEMPT, n. The feeling of a prudent man for an enemy who is too formidable safely to be...

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