MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other…

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MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name them. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.159, University of Georgia Press
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LIFE, n. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay. We live in daily apprehension of its loss; yet when lost it is not missed. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.15 … ▶
FICKLENESS, n. The iterated satiety of an enterprising affection. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.66, 谷月社
PLATITUDE, n. The fundamental element and special glory of popular literature. A thought that snores in words that smoke. All that is mortal of a departed truth. A jelly-fish withering on the shore o … ▶
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
LIVER, n. A large red organ thoughtfully provided by nature to be bilious with. The liver is heaven's best gift to the goose; without it that bird would be unable to supply us with the Strasbourg pat … ▶

MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name them. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.159, University of Georgia Press

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