Related:

• ADAGE, n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• EXTINCTION, n. The raw material out of which theology created the future state.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• GRAPESHOT, n. An argument which the future is preparing in answer to the demands of American Socialism.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Future, n. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true, and our happiness is assured.
  -- Ambrose Bierce "The Devil's Dictionary...
• IMPENITENCE, n. A state of mind intermediate in point of time between sin and punishment.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Egotist, n.: A person of low taste, more interested in himself than me.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary...
• Egotist, n.: A person of low taste, more interested in himself than me.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• PENITENT, adj. Undergoing or awaiting punishment. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary