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Useful Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- OUT-OF-DOORS, n. That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to collect taxes. Chiefly useful to inspire poets.
- HEART, n. Figuratively, this useful organ is said to be the seat of emotions and sentiments . . . . It is now known that…
- LAP, n. One of the most important organs of the female system - an admirable provision of nature for the repose of infancy, but chiefly…
- LICKSPITTLE, n. A useful functionary, not infrequently found editing a newspaper . . . the lickspittle is only the blackmailer under another aspect, although the…
- Hash, x. There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is. Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device…
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