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Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.

Ambrose Bierce

Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the government from running amuck by hamstringing it.
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Governement Party Prevent Rival Run
Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white.
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Appearance Art Color Fools White
Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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God Man One Liner Reason Sleep
Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.
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Community Marriage Master Mistress Slave
Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Food Place Religion Service State
Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Black Color Optimism White
True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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Man Philosophy True Woman
Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
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Animal Digest Eat Goodness Man Science
April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Add Fools Funny Himself Time
In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity.
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Activity Diversity Equality Heart Human
Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.
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Art Human Limitation Reason Thinking Understand
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
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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Marriage People Person Support
REFLECTION,n: An Action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.
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Avoid Mindset Ourselves Reflection Relationship
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Brain Science Thinking
Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.
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Breathe Conversation Listening Vocal

Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.

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