WHEAT, n. A cereal from which a tolerably good whisky can be made; . .…

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WHEAT, n. A cereal from which a tolerably good whisky can be made; . . . also for bread. The French are said to eat more bread per capita of population than any other people, which is natural, for only they know how to make the stuff palatable. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated), p.2540, Delphi Classics
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IMPENITENCE, n. A state of mind intermediate in point of time between sin and punishment. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.119, University of Georgia Press
Inexpedient: Not calculated to advance one's interests. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.105, 谷月社
Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure. ✨ Enlarged Devil's Dictionary (1967) p. 64
Opportunity: A favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2004). The Devil's Dictionaries: The Best of the Devil's Dictionary and the American Heretic's Dictionary, p.34, See … ▶
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