Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
AMBROSE BIERCEAge, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.
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Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
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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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All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
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Don’t steal; thou’lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
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Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.
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The only distinction that democracies reward is a high degree of conformity.
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Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.
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Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
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IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.
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LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed.
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Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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