APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom. The flabby wine-skin of his brain Yields to some pathologic strain, And voids from … - Ambrose Bierce

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I do not have a single white note on my piano; my elephant smoked too much.

Ambrose Bierce

APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom. The flabby wine-skin of his brain Yields to some pathologic strain, And voids from its unstored abysm The driblet of an aphorism. "The Mad Philosopher," 1697

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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

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