Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.

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Inhumanity, n. One of the signal and characteristic qualities of humanity.

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Munafik adalah berprasangka tapi sok suci.

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The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable Christian forbearance among men.

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Citation : Action de répéter de façon erronée les mots d'un autre.

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Hippogriff, n. An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle. The hippogriff was actually, therefore, only one-quarter eagle, which is two dollars and fifty cents in gold. The study of zoology is full of surprises.

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Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Ambrose Bierce

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Christian - One who follows the teachings of Christ insofar as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.

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Conversation: A fair for the display of the minor mental commodities, each exhibitor being too intent upon the arrangement of his own wares to observe those of his neighbor.

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Revolution - In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

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