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• Congratulation, n. The civility of envy. -- Ambrose Bierce "The Devil's Dictionary
• ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• INEXPEDIENT, adj. Not calculated to advance one's interests.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Truthful, adj.: Dumb and illiterate. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• MENDACIOUS, adj. Addicted to rhetoric. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary...
• UN-AMERICAN, adj. Wicked, intolerable, heathenish. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• DEFENCELESS, adj. Unable to attack. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...