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Confidant, Confidante, n . One entrusted by A with the secrets of B confided to himself by C.

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Consolation, n . The knowledge that a better man is more unfortunate than yourself.

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Common-law, n . The will and pleasure of the judge.

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Cartesian, adj . Relating to Descartes, a famous philosopher, author of the celebrated dictum, Cogito, ergo sum —whereby he was pleased to suppose he demonstrated the reality of human existence. The dictum might be improved, however, thus: Cogito cogito, ergo cogito sum —” I think that I think, therefore I think that I am”; as close an approach to certainty as any philosopher has yet made.

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Buddhism, n . A preposterous form of religious error perversely preferred by about three-fourths of the human race.

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Belladonna, n . In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.

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Befriend, v.t . To make an ingrate.

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Back, n . That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity.

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Architect, n . One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.

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Asperse, v.t . Maliciously to ascribe to another vicious actions which one has not had the temptation and opportunity to commit.

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Born on June 24, 1842, in Meigs County, Ohio, Ambrose Bierce enlisted in the Union Army in 1861 and fought in some of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. After the war, he moved to California, where he became an influential journalist and newspaper editor. Bierce gained fame for his scathing style and his distrust of hypocrisy and pretense. His most famous work is 'The Devil's Dictionary,' a collection of satirical and witty definitions that expose human and social flaws. His short stories, such as 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,' are notable for their dark atmosphere, surprising endings, and psychological exploration. Bierce mysteriously disappeared in Mexico in 1913, while traveling to cover the Mexican Revolution, leaving behind a lasting and enigmatic literary legacy.