MONEY, n. A blessing that is of no advantage to us excepting when we
part with it. An evidence of culture and a passport to polite
society. Supportable property.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
part with it. An evidence of culture and a passport to polite
society. Supportable property.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Related:
- Admiration, n.:
Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - Labor, n.: One of the processes by which A acquires property for B.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - WEDDING, n. A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one,
one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes... - Politics, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of
principles.
The conduct of public affairs for private advantage... - UNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons
of another faith.
Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's...
