Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders…

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Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2012). The Devil's Dictionary, p.106, Courier Corporation
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PROVIDENTIAL, adj. Unexpectedly and conspicuously beneficial to the person so describing it. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.172, 谷月社
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Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.17, 谷月社
Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated), p.1222, Delphi Classics
In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.68, University … ▶

Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2012). The Devil's Dictionary, p.106, Courier Corporation

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