Related:

• CAVILER, n. A critic of our own work. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• ACCORD, n. Harmony. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• IMPUNITY, n. Wealth. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• TRUCE, n. Friendship. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• Admiration, n.: Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• COMMENDATION, n. The tribute that we pay to achievements that resembles, but do not equal, our own.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• MONSIGNOR, n. A high ecclesiastical title, of which the Founder of our religion overlooked the advantages.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• RATTLESNAKE, n. Our prostrate brother, _Homo ventrambulans_.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...