Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
AMBROSE BIERCEMayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.
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True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.
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War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography.
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A wedding is a ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable.
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Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
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History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
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He who thinks with difficulty believes with alacrity.
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Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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