A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet for the self-m…

Ambrose Bierce
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A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet for the self-made man, along the path by which he advances to distinction. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated), p.2410, Delphi Classics
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RADICALISM, n. The conservatism of to-morrow injected into the affairs of to-day. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.176, 谷月社
GNU, n. An animal of South Africa, which in its domesticated state resembles a horse, a buffalo and a stag. In its wild condition it is something like a thunderbolt, an earthquake and a cyclone. ✨ Am … ▶
R.I.P. A careless abbreviation of requiescat in pace, attesting to indolent goodwill to the dead. According to the learned Dr. Drigge, however, the letters originally meant nothing more than reductus … ▶
Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The D … ▶
PYRRHONISM- An ancient philosophy, named for its inventor. It consisted of an absolute disbelief in everything but Pyrrhonism. Its modern professors have added that. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devi … ▶

A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet for the self-made man, along the path by which he advances to distinction. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated), p.2410, Delphi Classics

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