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• OBSERVATORY, n. A place where astronomers conjecture away the guesses of their predecessors.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• REAR, n. In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Heaven, n.: A place where the wicked cease from troubling you with talk of their personal affairs, and the good listen with attention while you expound your own.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• CIRCUS, n. A place where horses, ponies and elephants are permitted to see men, women and children acting the fool.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• HEMP, n. A plant from whose fibrous bark is made an article of neckwear which is frequently put on after public speaking in the open air and prevents the wearer from taking cold.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Where there's a will there's a won't. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• ACCORD, n. Harmony. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary