Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly …
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one’s own opinion.
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Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know …
Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well…
Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another’s …
Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another’s resemblance to ourselves.
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Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates …
Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.
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Bore, n.: A person who talks when …
Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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Brain: an apparatus with which we think …
Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Cabbage: A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as …
Cabbage: A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man’s head.
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Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to …
Calamities are of two kinds: misfortunes to ourselves, and good fortune to others.
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Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think …
Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think that I think, therefore I think that I…
In our civilization, and under our republican …
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored…
Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces …
Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the…
Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy. …
Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.
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