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«PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
dishearten, disheartened, disheartening, disheartens, prevalence, scarecrow, scarecrows, The Observer, The Scarecrow, unsightly
«PASTIME, n. A device for promoting dejection. Gentle exercise for intellectual debility.»
«PASSPORT, n. A document treacherously inflicted upon a citizen going abroad, exposing him as an alien and pointing him out for special reprobation and outrage.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
pointing, reprobation, treacherously
«MISERICORDE, n. A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
foot soldier, foot soldiers, knight, mediaeval, unhorsed, warfare
«MAUSOLEUM, n. The final and funniest folly of the rich.»
«DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears.»
«LECTURER, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience.»
«MANICHEISM, n. The ancient Persian doctrine of an incessant warfare between Good and Evil. When Good gave up the fight the Persians joined the victorious Opposition.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
joined, Persian, Persians, The Persians, warfare
«LAZINESS, n. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
laziness, to the lowest degree, unwarranted
«HOMOEOPATHIST, n. The humorist of the medical profession.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
humorist, humorists, medical, the humorist
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