NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything... - Ambrose Bierce, The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
"NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi."
"NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi."
"Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another."
"HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There arefour kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, andpraiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slainwhether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is foradvantage of the lawyers."
"Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others."
"Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy."
"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."