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Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.

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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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Astrology Custom Easy Fate God Responsibility
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
Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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Leadership Philosophy Road
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
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Fall Hard Himself Man
LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Law Oneself Skills
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
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
Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
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Disguise Education Understand Wisdom
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
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Care Civilization Government Intelligence Ourselves Reward
Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility.
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Device Profit Responsibility
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
Future. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
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Affair Assurance Future Happiness Prosperity Time
Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
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Death Money Person Praise Wealth
Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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Brain Fear Idiot One Liner

Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.

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