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Overwork, n. A dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.
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Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey.
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What is worth doing is worth the trouble of asking somebody to do it.
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Enthusiasm, n. A distemper of youth, curable by small doses of repentance in connection with outward applications of experience.
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Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
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Opiate, n. An unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads into the jail yard.
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Bigot, n. One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
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Consul, n. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.
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Dentist, n. A prestidigitator who, putting metal into your mouth, pulls coins out of your pocket.
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Decide, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set.
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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.