ADMINISTRATION, n. An ingenious abstraction in politics, designed to receive the kicks and cuffs due to the premier or president. A man of straw, proof against bad-egging and dead-catting.
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DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice.Ambrose Bierce
ALONE, adj. In bad company.
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Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.
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HABIT, n. A shackle for the free.
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A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.
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PRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In Journalese, to perform upon a musical instrument as, 'He presided at the piccolo.'
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