REALISM, n. The art of depicting nature as it is seem by toads. The charm suffusing a landscape painted by a mole, or a story written by a measuring-worm.
AMBROSE BIERCEDawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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Optimist – A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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Forgetfulness – a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
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Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.
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True, man does not know woman. But neither does woman.
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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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LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.
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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
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Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man – who has no gills.
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There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
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