POVERTY, n. A file provided for the teeth of the rats of reform. Its victims are distinguished by possession of all the virtues and by their faith in leaders seeking to conduct them into a prosperity where they believe these to be unknown.
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EPITAPH, n. An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.Ambrose Bierce
RESPITE, n. A suspension of hostilities against a sentenced assassin, to enable the Executive to determine whether the murder may not have been done by the prosecuting attorney. Any break in the continuity of a disagreeable expectation.
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RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.
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MINOR, adj. Less objectionable.
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DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set.
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ADOLESCENCE The stage between puberty and adultery.
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