Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.
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PROBOSCIS, n. The rudimentary organ of an elephant which serves him in place of the knife-and-fork that Evolution has as yet denied him. For purposes of humor it is popularly called a trunk.Ambrose Bierce
RIGHT, n. Legitimate authority to be, to do or to have as the right to be a king, the right to do one's neighbor, the right to have measles, and the like.
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SORCERY, n. The ancient prototype and forerunner of political influence. It was, however, deemed less respectable and sometimes was punished by torture and death.
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I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people one knows the easier it becomes to replace them. It's one of the curses of London.
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PIETY, n. Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon His supposed resemblance to man.
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Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
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