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COMFORT, n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness.

COMFORT, n. A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor's uneasiness.

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “The Devil's Dictionary: Complete & Unabridged”, p.42, Courier Corporation

Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.186, 谷月社

DEJEUNER, n. The breakfast of an American who has been in Paris. Variously pronounced.

Ambrose Bierce (2011). “Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs”, p.606, Library of America

plagiarism, n. A literary coincidence compounded of a discreditable priority and an honorable subsequence.

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.165, 谷月社

When God makes a beautiful woman, the devil opens a new register.

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)”, p.2696, Delphi Classics

DISOBEDIENCE, n. The silver lining to the cloud of servitude.

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.58, University of Georgia Press

INGRATE, n. One who receives a benefit from another, or is otherwise an object of charity.

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.130, University of Georgia Press

There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

Ambrose Bierce (1997). “The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce”, p.139, Рипол Классик

NIRVANA- In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those wise enough to understand it.

Ambrose Bierce (2009). “The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.203, ReadHowYouWant.com

Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.12, 谷月社

alone, adj. In bad company.

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “The Devil's Dictionary: Complete & Unabridged”, p.17, Courier Corporation

Don't steal; thou'lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.

Ambrose Bierce, Brian St. Pierre (1987). “The Devil's advocate: an Ambrose Bierce reader”, Chronicle Books (CA)

WOMAN, n. An animal usually living in the vicinity of Man, and having a rudimentary susceptibility to domestication.

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.239, University of Georgia Press

pleasure, n. The least hateful form of dejection.

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.165, 谷月社

I was born to poor because of honest parents.

Ambrose Bierce (2015). “Negligible Tales”, p.23, Ambrose Bierce