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THEOSOPHY, n. An ancient faith having all the certitude of religion and all the mystery of science.

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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
Aphorist
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Meigs County
Ohio
Dod Grile
William Herman
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
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CALUMNUS, n. A graduate of the School for Scandal.
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Magpie, n.: A bird whose theivish disposition suggested to someone that it might be taught to talk.
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Aristocrats: n. fellows that wear downy hats and clean shirts - guilty of education and suspected of bank accounts.
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RAILROAD, n. The chief of many mechanical devices enabling us to get away from where we are to where we are no better off. For this purpose the railroad is held in highest favor by the optimist, for it permits him to make the transit with great expedition.
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A single swallow, it is said, devours ten millions of insects every year. The supplying of these insects I take to be a signal instance of the Creator's bounty in providing for the lives of His creatures.
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Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.
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FORCE, n. Force is but might, the teacher said p/ That definition's just./ The boy said naught but throught instead,/ Remembering his pounded head:/ Force is not might but must!
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April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.
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Truth - An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance.
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A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.
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Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.
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