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• Birth, n.: The first and direst of all disasters. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• IDLENESS, n. A model farm where the devil experiments with seeds of new sins and promotes the growth of staple vices.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• IMPUNITY, n. Wealth. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• TRUCE, n. Friendship. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• ACCORD, n. Harmony. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• OBSERVATORY, n. A place where astronomers conjecture away the guesses of their predecessors.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• BARRACK, n. A house in which soldiers enjoy a portion of that of which it is their business to deprive others.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...