For every man there is something in the vocabulary — Ambrose Bierce
For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies have only to find it.
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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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Never confuse movement with action.
Ernest Hemingway
And in knowing that you know nothing, that makes you the smartest of all.
Sócrates
It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
Benjamin Franklin
All modern revolutions have ended in a reinforcement of the State. The Rebel (1951)
Albert Camus