Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
AMBROSE BIERCEThe 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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Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.
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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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ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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You don’t have to be stupid to be a Christian, but it probably helps.
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Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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Patriotism. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name.
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Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.
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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
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PITY, n. A failing sense of exemption, inspired by contrast.
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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
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IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.
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Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.
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