MAYONNAISE, n. One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a
state religion.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
state religion.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
- MONSIGNOR, n. A high ecclesiastical title, of which the Founder of
our religion overlooked the advantages.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - DRAMATIST, n. One who adapts plays from the French.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - NIRVANA, n. In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable
annihilation awarded to the wise,
particularly to those wise enough to understand it... - EXTINCTION, n. The raw material out of which theology created the
future state.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - SAUCE, n. The one infallible sign of civilization and enlightenment.
A people with no sauces has one thousand vices; a people... - Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which
side it is
buttered on.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - EXPOSTULATION, n. One of the many methods by which fools prefer to
lose their friends.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - Labor, n.: One of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's...
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Yogi... - Everybody is talking about the weather but nobody does anything about it."
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Mark... - It takes 40 dumb animals to make a fur coat,
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