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

Ambrose Bierce

Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Belief Manifestation Opinion Statement
Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
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Labor Pregnant Property
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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Fake Fools History Important Rule
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
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
MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.
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Brain Fact Himself Mindset Mysterious Nature
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Box Defend Democracy Stage
They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.
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Animal Born Egg Loud Lying
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Boundary Divorce Relationship
Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
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Body Man Ocean World
To the eye of failure success is an accident.
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Accident Eyes Failure Perspective Success
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.
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Believe Divine Need Neighbor Religion Spiritual
Women of genius commonly have masculine faces, figures and manners. In transplanting brains to an alien soil God leaves a little of the original earth clinging to the roots.
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Appearance Earth Face Genius God Leaving Nature Original Root Woman
Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.
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Age Head Himself See Thinking Wisdom

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

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