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Conversation, n. A fair for the display of the minor mental commodities, each exhibitor being too intent upon the arrangement of his own wares to observe those of his neighbor.
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Abnormal, adj. Not conforming to standard. In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested.
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Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due.
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Comfort, n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor’s uneasiness.
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Circus, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool.
Ritualism, n. A Dutch Garden of God where He may walk in rectilinear freedom, keeping off the grass.
Auctioneer, n. The man who proclaims with a hammer that he has picked a pocket with his tongue.
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Epitaph, n. An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.
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Least said is soonest disavowed.
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Behavior, n. Conduct, as determined, not by principle, but by breeding.

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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.