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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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.Ambrose Bierce
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.
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GHOST, n. The outward and visible sign of an inward fear.
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Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
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EXPOSTULATION, n. One of the many methods by which fools prefer to lose their friends.
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DEGRADATION, n. One of the stages of moral and social progress from private station to political preferment.
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