Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toa…

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Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated), p.2387, Delphi Classics
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PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil Wo … ▶
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Heathen, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.108, University of Georgia Press
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Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated), p.2387, Delphi Classics

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