Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who... - Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
"Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel."
"Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel."
"Redemption, n. Deliverance of sinners from the penalty of their sin through their murder of the deity against whom they sinned. The doctrine of Redemption is the fundamental mystery of our holy religions, and whoso believeth in it shall not perish, but have everlasting life in which to try to understand it."
"Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another."
"Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage."
"Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable."
"Hash, x. There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is.Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable.Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic. This dictionary, however, is a most useful work."