MINE, adj. Belonging to me if I can hold or seize it.
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OWE, v. To have (and to hold) a debt. The word formerly signified not indebtedness, but possession it meant 'own,' and in the minds of debtors there is still a good deal of confusion between assets and liabilities.Ambrose Bierce
ACCORD, n. Harmony. ACCORDION, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
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The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.
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RESPECTABILITY, n. The offspring of a 'liaison' between a bald head and a bank account.
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HABIT, n. A shackle for the free.
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PIG, n. An animal ('Porcus omnivorus') closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite, which, however, is inferior in scope, for it sticks at pig.
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