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― Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary tags: belief , definitions , evidence , humor , knowledge 190 likes His fiction showed a clean economical style often sprinkled with subtle cynical comments on human behaviour. Amazon calculates a product’s star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average.
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Every time my mind is occupied by a concept or a word, I immediately run to The Devil's Dictionary for an answer. The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce is a satirical version of the dictionary. “Apologize: To lay the foundation for a future offence.”
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LibriVox recording of The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce. The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce. “Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.” “Logic, n. The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding. Ein unverzichtbarer Bestandteil einer jeden Bibliothek mit dem Anspruch, gut sortiert zu sein. Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 – 1914?) “Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.”
If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Please try again. I enjoy reading books for many reasons and while I never expected a dictionary to satisfy many of those reasons, this one does it very well. The illustrations by Ralph Steadman are very poor quality in the Kindle edition. This book is a perfect reflection of the guy who wrote it. was an American satirist, critic, poet, editor and journalist. “Inhumanity, n. One of the signal and characteristic qualities of humanity.”
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Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It has the originally published Devil's Dictionary updated from columns in other news papers for which he wrote in later years. Please try your request again later.This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. ), satirist, critic, poet, short story writer and journalist. No cover available. A true gem! A source of laughter and knowledge. Welcome back.
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Years ago a fellow engineer brought a copy into the office, resulting in projects falling behind schedule for 6 months.
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Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility of the attempt being due to the fact that it has nothing but itself to know itself with.” Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. “Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.” Results 1 – 30 of 39 Librio: Le Dictionnaire Du Diable (French Edition) by Ambrose Bierce and a great selection of similar Used, New and Collectible Books. “Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught.
(If you don't think that's funny, go read War and Peace) It is also a good reference book; you can look up all kinds of interesting information and remember it was written a long long time ago. Download PDF eBook.
“Patience – A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.”
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