A lazy wolf.
The instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.
(also: freedom)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: freedom)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
time with the only goal to make yourself/others happy.
some people have hard time keeping these two groups in ballance.
some people have hard time keeping these two groups in ballance.
(n.) sort of a pirate for hire. not the same as a pirate of course; they have much more respectability due to fighting for the right reason (stealing money from foreigners) instead of the wrong reason (stealing money from anyone they please)
“I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.”
― Albert Einstein
(also: Albert Einstein)
― Albert Einstein
(also: Albert Einstein)
The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything good, especially the bad, and everything right that is wrong. It is held with greatest tenacity by those most accustomed to the mischance of falling into adversity, and is most acceptably expounded with the grin that apes a smile. Being a blind faith, it is inaccessible to the light of disproof — an intellectual disorder, yielding to no treatment but death. It is hereditary, but fortunately not contagious.
(phrase) The familiar refrain of educators adept in the art of white lies. A diplomatic declaration bestowed upon students who possess an uncanny ability to hear sound waves while conveniently ignoring their content. Like a selective audio sponge, they master the art of nodding and smiling while mentally vacationing on distant shores. A testament to their imagination and the perpetual optimism of teachers caught in the labyrinth of classroom diplomacy.
(also: Your child is a joy to teach)
(also: Your child is a quick learner)
(also: Your child is a joy to teach)
(also: Your child is a quick learner)
(n.) a thief, plunderer, and brigand who is afforded more than the usual amount of respect and acclaim because their various offenses are performed while on a boat
a belief that Jesus will return for 1000 years of paradise, after which He will say "that was great, but I gotta go", leaving us to spend the rest of eternity in our wretched godlessness.
(1451 – 1504) Queen of Castille, who helped create a powerful and unified state of Spain whose influence spread to the Americas.
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: queen isabella i quotes)
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: queen isabella i quotes)
(356 - 323 BC) – King of Macedonia and military leader.
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: alexander the great quotes)
(also: 100 most influential people in the world)
(also: alexander the great quotes)
n. A less popular name for the Second Person of that delectable newspaper Trinity, the Roomer, the Bedder and the Mealer.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
An obsolescent appliance for reminding assassins that they too are mortal. It is put about the neck and remains in place one's whole life long. It has been largely superseded by a more complex electrical device worn upon another part of the person; and this is rapidly giving place to an apparatus known as the preachment.
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(also: The Devil's Dictionary)
(n.) the knowledge that something inadvisable would be enjoyable, generally meant to be resisted to avoid consequences
(adj.) winding down, coming to an end (of a chapter), releasing the spoils of war (& life).
(also: moon)
(also: wheel of life)
(also: wheel of fortune)
(also: shape of stories)
(also: moon)
(also: wheel of life)
(also: wheel of fortune)
(also: shape of stories)
the Merriam-Webster dictionary, https://www.merriam-webster.com/
(n.) a contradiction that, once really accepted and explored and understood, reveals a deeper truth. but, as they say, it's turtles all the way down, so don't get cocky now. your deeper truth probably (99.9999% of the time) leans on an even deeper truth.
(also: koan)
(also: thesis-antithesis-synthesis)
(also: turtles all the way down)
(also: koan)
(also: thesis-antithesis-synthesis)
(also: turtles all the way down)
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