Decalogue, n. A series of commandments, ten in num — Ambrose Bierce
Decalogue, n. A series of commandments, ten in number—just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice.
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Prevaricator, n . A liar in the caterpillar state.
Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
PEACE , n . In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting. The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Sócrates
My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
Benjamin Disraeli
All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the State. The Rebel (1951)
Albert Camus
Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.
David Hume
Sócrates
My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.
Benjamin Disraeli
All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the State. The Rebel (1951)
Albert Camus
Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.
David Hume