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Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
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Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
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Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
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Cabbage: A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.): Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
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To be positive: To be mistaken at the top of one's voice.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary

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