Dentist:
A Prestidigitator who, putting metal in one's mouth,
pulls coins out of one's pockets.
-- Ambrose Bierce
A Prestidigitator who, putting metal in one's mouth,
pulls coins out of one's pockets.
-- Ambrose Bierce
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Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's... - Liar: One who tells an unpleasant truth.
-- Ambrose Bierce,
"The Devel's... - Infidel: In New York, one who does not believe in the
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--
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-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616),
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