When you doubt, abstain.
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DIE, n. The singular of 'dice.' We seldom hear the word, because there is a prohibitory proverb, 'Never say die.'Ambrose Bierce
PIRACY, n. Commerce without its folly-swaddles, just as God made it.
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GENEROUS, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.
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TENACITY, n. A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains its highest development in the hand of authority and is considered a serviceable equipment for a career in politics.
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Boundary n. in political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of the other.
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PRESIDENT, n. The leading figure in a small group of men of whom and of whom only it is positively known that immense numbers of their countrymen did not want any of them for President.
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