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• PHOTOGRAPH, n. A picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.
  It is a little better than the work of an Apache, but not quite so good as that of a Cheyenne....
• LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• CANONICALS, n. The motley worm by Jesters of the Court of Heaven.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• PAINTING, n. The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.
  Formerly, painting and sculpture were combined in the same work...
• DIPLOMACY, n. The patriotic art of lying for one's country.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• PROPHECY, n. The art and practice of selling one's credibility for future delivery.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• TRUCE, n. Friendship. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• ACCORD, n. Harmony. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• IMPUNITY, n. Wealth. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary