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Mad; adj. Affected with a hig...

Mad; adj. Affected with a high degree of intellectual independence; not conforming to standards of thought, speech, and action derived by the conformants from study of themselves; at odds with the majority; in short, unusual. It is noteworthy that persons are pronounced mad by officials destitute of evidence that they themselves are sane.

Ambrose Bierce 1281 quotes

The sum of religion, says Pyt...

The sum of religion, says Pythagoras, is to be like him thou worshipest. Had Pythagoras lived in our day he would have seen his mistake. The sum of modern religion is to make him thou worshipest like unto thyself.

Ambrose Bierce 1281 quotes

Economy, n. Purchasing the b...

Economy, n. Purchasing the barrel of whiskey that you do not need for the price of the cow that you cannot afford.

Ambrose Bierce 1281 quotes

DISOBEDIENCE, n. The silver l...

DISOBEDIENCE, n. The silver lining to the cloud of servitude.

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PIG, n. An animal ("Porcus om...

PIG, n. An animal ("Porcus omnivorus") closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite, which, however, is inferior in scope, for it sticks at pig.

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DAY, n. A period of twenty-fo...

DAY, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the day proper and the night, or day improper - the former devoted to sins of business, the latter consecrated to the other sort.

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MAN, n. An animal so lost in ...

MAN, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His chief occupation is extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth and Canada.

Ambrose Bierce 1281 quotes

Achievement; the death of end...

Achievement; the death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.

Ambrose Bierce 1281 quotes

Men who expect universal peac...

Men who expect universal peace through invention of destructive weapons of war are no wiser than one who, noting the improvement of agricultural implements, should prophesy an end to the tilling of the soil.

Ambrose Bierce 1281 quotes

PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pi...

PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.

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An ingenious compound of desi...

An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation of the human mind and has a fair prospect of existing with increasing activity to the end of time.

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Selfish, adj. Devoid of consi...

Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.

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INTIMACY, n. A relation into ...

INTIMACY, n. A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction.

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INK, n. A villainous compound...

INK, n. A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic, and water, chiefly used to facilitate the infection of idiocy and promote intellectual crime.

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Labor is one of the processes...

Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.

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The circus a place where hors...

The circus a place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool.

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Definition: CONNOISSEUR, n. A...

Definition: CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.

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Boundary, n. In political geo...

Boundary, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of another.

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Evolutionary biology is genui...

Evolutionary biology is genuinely scientific, but more than that it opens the door to a world more marvellous than any Christian fundamentalist has ever read into the pages of the Bible.

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TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes o...

TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....