TRUTHFUL, adj. Dumb and illiterate.
Ambrose BierceDeath is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him.
Ambrose BierceAMNESTY, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish.
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ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
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BELLADONNA, n. In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
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GRAPESHOT, n. An argument which the future is preparing in answer to the demands of American Socialism.
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Think twice before you speak to a friend in need
Ambrose BierceNo hay nada nuevo bajo el sol, pero hay muchas cosas viejas que nosotros no sabemos.
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Mammon, n. The god of the world's leading religion. His chief temple is in the city of New York
Ambrose BierceLogic, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding. The basic of logic is the syllogism, consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion - thus:
Major Premise: Sixty men can do a piece of work sixty times as quickly as one man.
Minor Premise: One man can dig a post-hole in sixty seconds; Therefore-
Conclusion: Sixty men can dig a post-hole in one second.
This may be called syllogism arithmetical, in which, by combining logic and mathematics, we obtain a double certainty and are twice blessed.
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