"MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly……" — Ambrose Bierce

"MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects have had occasion to learn."

— Ambrose Bierce

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Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense.
A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear…
Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
Fidelity - a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.
Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.
Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.
Saint: A dead sinner revised and edited.
Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon.
Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate.

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