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Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.

Ambrose Bierce

PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Entertainment Innocent Military Popular
Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
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Ambition Death Desire Enemy Friendship
What is a democrat? One who believes that the republicans have ruined the country. What is a republican? One who believes that the democrats would ruin the country.
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Believe Country Democracy Oneself Ruin
Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.
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Fear Hope Ignorance Known Religion
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don’t know.
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Adventure Knowledge Old Sun Wisdom
Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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Ambition Himself Name Patriot
The partisan strife in which the people of the country are permitted to periodically engage does not tend to the development of ugly traits of character, but merely discloses those that preexist.
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Country Development Engagement Existence People Strife
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
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Affection Creature Dog World
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
Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Black Color Optimism White
Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.
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Final Funny Rich
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
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Fall Hard Himself Man
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish
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

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