GHOST, n. The outward and visible sign of an inward fear.
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PHYSICIAN, n. One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs when well.Ambrose Bierce
TRUST, n. In American politics, a large corporation composed in greater part of thrifty working men, widows of small means, orphans in the care of guardians and the courts, with many similar malefactors and public enemies.
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DISOBEDIENCE, n. The silver lining to the cloud of servitude.
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PALM, n. A species of tree ... of which the familiar 'itching palm' ('Palma hominis') is most widely distributed .... This noble vegetable exudes a kind of invisible gum, which may be detected by applying to the bark a piece of gold or silver.
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WOMAN, n. An animal usually living in the vicinity of Man, and having a rudimentary susceptibility to domestication.
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Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
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