Related:

• REASON, n. Propensitate of prejudice. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• PLEASE, v. To lay the foundation for a superstructure of imposition.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Adore, v.: To venerate expectantly. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• Guillotine: A machine which makes the Frenchman shrug his shoulders with good reason.
  -- Ambrose Bierce: "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Dawn, n.: The time when men of reason go to bed.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Brain, v. [as in "to brain"]: To rebuke bluntly, but not pointedly
  o dispel a source of error in an opponent. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• RECOLLECT, v. To recall with additions something not previously known.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...