IMPROVIDENCE, n. Provision for the needs of to-day from the revenues
of to-morrow.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
of to-morrow.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
- RADICALISM, n. The conservatism of to-morrow injected into the
affairs of to-day.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - NOBLEMAN, n. Nature's provision for wealthy American minds ambitious
to incur social distinction and suffer high life.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for
the best advantage of the manager.
The pronunciation of this word with the i long and... - ACCORD, n. Harmony.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - TRUCE, n. Friendship.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - IMPUNITY, n. Wealth.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devil's... - Monday, n.:
In Christian countries, the day after the baseball game.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - ABATIS, n. Rubbish in front of a fort, to prevent the rubbish outside
from molesting the rubbish inside.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's...
From the same category:
- SMILEY
8 :
I net.unix... - Powerful indeed is the empire of habit.
-- Publius Syrus (42 BC)
-
Maxim... - A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself.
Michael de Montaigne (1533-1592) -- Essays, Book i... - Hors d'oeuvres -- a ham sandwich cut into forty pieces.
Jack... - Mickey Muad'dib:
Apprentice to a Freman sorcerer...
