Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
From Ambrose Bierce
Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.
Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.
Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.
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.
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.
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