Bride, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
Quotes from The Devil's Dictionary — Ambrose Bierce
1842–1910 United States
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Absurdity, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion.
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The covers of this book are too far apart.
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REVERENCE, n. The spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a man.
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REPORTER, n. A writer who guesses his way to the truth and dispels it with a tempest of words.
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NEPOTISM, n. Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party.
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RANK, n. Relative elevation in the scale of human worth.
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Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.
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WIT, n. The salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out.
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Marriage, n. A community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.
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PRICE, n. Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of conscience in demanding it.
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RESPECTABILITY, n. The offspring of a liaison between a bald head and a bank account.
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Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ambrose Bierce (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.