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Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one’s neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.

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Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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Brain Fear Idiot One Liner
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Brain Science Thinking
Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
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Drive Slave Substitute
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms agains himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it.
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Convincing Doubt Enemy Man Person
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Boundary Divorce Relationship
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
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Add Fools Funny Himself Time
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Himself Listening Person Talk
Optimism – the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
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Beautiful Belief Optimism Ugly
Scriptures – The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.
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Faith Holy Ourselves Religion Scripture Writing
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Myself Reputation Thinking
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
Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Assasination Harmony Instrument

Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one’s neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.

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Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one’s neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.

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