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Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage.

Ambrose Bierce

I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Myself Reputation Thinking
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
PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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Contrast Fall Sense
Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white.
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Appearance Art Color Fools White
Democracy is defended in 3 stages. Ballot Box, Jury Box, Cartridge Box.
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Box Defend Democracy Stage
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
Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
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Brain Fear Idiot One Liner
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Himself Listening Person Talk
The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Confirm Degree Democracy Reward
There are two instruments worse than a clarinet – two clarinets.
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Instrument Worst
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
April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Add Fools Funny Himself Time
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
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
RATIONAL, adj. Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection.
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Delusion Experience Observation Reflection Save
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.
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Art Charm Measurement Nature Worm

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