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Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

Ambrose Bierce

Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
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Avoid People Selfish
ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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Blacksmith Cloth Kind Man
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
Money. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we part with it.
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Blessing Exception Leaving Money
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
Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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Boundary Divorce Relationship
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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Body Life Missing Spiritual
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
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Belief Manifestation Opinion Statement
Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.
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Evil Existence Philosophy Replacement
ULTIMATUM, n. In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions.
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Concession Demand Resort
Life – a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.
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Body Decay Life Selfish
They say that hens do cackle loudest when there is nothing vital in the eggs they have laid.
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Animal Born Egg Loud Lying
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
Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
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Death Edit Revision Sin
I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
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Myself Reputation Thinking

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