Fiction that owes no allegiance to the God of Things as They Are. In the novel the writer's thought is tethered to probability, as a domestic horse to the hitching-post, but in romance it ranges at will over the entire region of the imagination — free, lawless, immune to bit and rein. Your novelist is a poor creature, as Carlyle might say — a mere reporter. He may invent his characters and plot, but he must not imagine anything taking place that might not occur, albeit his entire narrative is candidly a lie. Why he imposes this hard condition on himself, and "drags at each remove a lengthening chain" of his own forging he can explain in ten thick volumes without illuminating by so much as a candle's ray the black profound of his own ignorance of the matter. There are great novels, for great writers have "laid waste their powers" to write them, but it remains true that far and away the most fascinating fiction that we have is "The Thousand and One Nights."
(also: marriage)
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(n.) a frightfully important person in the religion of Catholicism and other religions that are catholic-flavored. apparently known for habit of moving diagonally.
meat from an animal that was happy to be slaughtered
A lazy wolf.
State of lacking social contact, or generally anything you feel you need for your life. Much as physical, hunger is said to be healthy ('builds the character'), in long period of time it unhelalthily deforms your behaviour, limits your activities and makes you sad
The loss of one's soul; also the place in which it can be found.
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Something given in expectation of something better. Today's payment for to-morrow's service.
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(also: simon bolivar)
”When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right.” -Simon Bolivar
”A people that loves freedom will in the end be free.” -Simon Bolivar
”The art of victory is learned in defeat.” -Simon Bolivar
”Nations will march towards the apex of their greatness at the same pace as their education. Nations will soar if their education soars; they will regress if it regresses. Nations will fall and sink in darkness if education is corrupted or completely abandoned.” -Simon Bolivar
”Flee the country where a lone man holds all power: It is a nation of slaves.”-Simon Bolivar
”To do something right it must be done twice. The first time instructs the second.”-Simon Bolivar
”The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because there is nothing so dangerous as to suffer power to be vested for a long time in one citizen. The people become accustomed to obeying him, and he becomes accustomed to commanding, hence the origin of usurpation and tyranny.”-Simon Bolivar
”In the unity of our nations rests the glorious future of our peoples.”-Simon Bolivar
”It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny.”-Simon Bolivar
”The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.”-Simon Bolivar
”Do not compare your material forces with those of the enemy. Spirit cannot be compared with matter. You are human beings, they are beasts. You are free, they are slaves.”-Simon Bolivar
”God grants victory to perseverance.”-Simon Bolivar
”The Ignorance the people live in leads them to commit mistakes against their own happiness.”-Simon Bolivar
”The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.”-Simon Bolivar
”Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave.”-Simon Bolivar
”A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into a tyranny; it disregards the principles which it should preserve, and finally degenerates into despotism. The distinguishing characteristic of small republics is stability: the character of large republics is mutability.”-Simon Bolivar
”The freedom of the New World is the hope of the Universe.”-Simon Bolivar
”If Nature is against us, we shall fight Nature and make it obey.”-Simon Bolivar
”He who serves a revolution ploughs a sea.”-Simon Bolivar
”Out of the most secure things, the most secure is to doubt.”-Simon Bolivar
”The three greatest fools (majaderos) of history have been Jesus Christ, Don Quixote – and I!”-Simon Bolivar
”Morals and lights are our first necessities.”-Simon Bolivar
”Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth?”-Simon Bolivar
”Let the entire system of government be strengthened, and let the balance of power be drawn up in such a manner that it will be permanent and incapable of decay because of its own tenuity.”-Simon Bolivar
”Republican democracy is overperfect and demands political virtues and talents far superior to our own.”-Simon Bolivar
”War lives on despotism and is not waged with God's love.”-Simon Bolivar
”Our hatred knows no bounds, and the war shall be to the death.”-Simon Bolivar
”Legislators could certainly do with a school of morals.”-Simon Bolivar
”Among the popular and representative systems of government I do not approve of the federal system: it is too perfect; and it requires virtues and political talents much superior to our own.”-Simon Bolivar
”Is it conceivable that a newly emancipated people can soar to the heights of liberty, and, unlike Icarus, neither have its wings melt nor fall into an abyss? Such a marvel is inconceivable and without precedent. There is no reasonable probability to bolster our hopes.”-Simon Bolivar
”Do not adopt the best system of government, but the one most likely to succeed.”-Simon Bolivar
”Slavery is the offspring of darkness.”-Simon Bolivar
”If Nature is opposed, we will fight her and make her obbey us.”-Simon Bolivar
”When mankind was in its infancy, steeped in uncertainty, ignorance, and error, was it possible to foresee what system it would adopt for preservation.”-Simon Bolivar
”Colombians! Gather around the constitutional congress. It represents the wisdom of the nation, the legitimate hope of the people, and the final point of reunion of the patriots”-Simon Bolivar
”The death of my wife placed me early in the road of politics, and caused me to follow the chariot of Mars”-Simon Bolivar
”If Miranda believed the Spaniards would observe the treaty, he should have remained to keep them to their word; if he did not, he was a traitor to have sacrificed his army to it”-Simon Bolivar
”We have been ruled more by deceit than by force, and we have been degraded more by vice than by superstition”-Simon Bolivar
”To do something right it must be done twice. The first time instructs the second”-Simon Bolivar
”Should I not let it be known to later generations that Alexander Petion is the true liberator of my country?”-Simon Bolivar
"They mistake pure illusion for reality, license for freedom, treason for patriotism, vengeance for justice”-Simon Bolivar
”It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny”-Simon Bolivar
”All who have served the Revolution have ploughed the sea”-Simon Bolivar
”A people that loves freedom will in the end be free”-Simon Bolivar
”Good morals, and not force are the pillars of the law”-Simon Bolivar
”God grants victory to perseverance”-Simon Bolivar
”Slavery is the worst human indignity”-Simon Bolivar
”When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right.” -Simon Bolivar
”A people that loves freedom will in the end be free.” -Simon Bolivar
”The art of victory is learned in defeat.” -Simon Bolivar
”Nations will march towards the apex of their greatness at the same pace as their education. Nations will soar if their education soars; they will regress if it regresses. Nations will fall and sink in darkness if education is corrupted or completely abandoned.” -Simon Bolivar
”Flee the country where a lone man holds all power: It is a nation of slaves.”-Simon Bolivar
”To do something right it must be done twice. The first time instructs the second.”-Simon Bolivar
”The continuation of authority has frequently proved the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because there is nothing so dangerous as to suffer power to be vested for a long time in one citizen. The people become accustomed to obeying him, and he becomes accustomed to commanding, hence the origin of usurpation and tyranny.”-Simon Bolivar
”In the unity of our nations rests the glorious future of our peoples.”-Simon Bolivar
”It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny.”-Simon Bolivar
”The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.”-Simon Bolivar
”Do not compare your material forces with those of the enemy. Spirit cannot be compared with matter. You are human beings, they are beasts. You are free, they are slaves.”-Simon Bolivar
”God grants victory to perseverance.”-Simon Bolivar
”The Ignorance the people live in leads them to commit mistakes against their own happiness.”-Simon Bolivar
”The first duty of a government is to give education to the people.”-Simon Bolivar
”Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave.”-Simon Bolivar
”A state too expensive in itself, or by virtue of its dependencies, ultimately falls into decay; its free government is transformed into a tyranny; it disregards the principles which it should preserve, and finally degenerates into despotism. The distinguishing characteristic of small republics is stability: the character of large republics is mutability.”-Simon Bolivar
”The freedom of the New World is the hope of the Universe.”-Simon Bolivar
”If Nature is against us, we shall fight Nature and make it obey.”-Simon Bolivar
”He who serves a revolution ploughs a sea.”-Simon Bolivar
”Out of the most secure things, the most secure is to doubt.”-Simon Bolivar
”The three greatest fools (majaderos) of history have been Jesus Christ, Don Quixote – and I!”-Simon Bolivar
”Morals and lights are our first necessities.”-Simon Bolivar
”Damn it, how will I ever get out of this labyrinth?”-Simon Bolivar
”Let the entire system of government be strengthened, and let the balance of power be drawn up in such a manner that it will be permanent and incapable of decay because of its own tenuity.”-Simon Bolivar
”Republican democracy is overperfect and demands political virtues and talents far superior to our own.”-Simon Bolivar
”War lives on despotism and is not waged with God's love.”-Simon Bolivar
”Our hatred knows no bounds, and the war shall be to the death.”-Simon Bolivar
”Legislators could certainly do with a school of morals.”-Simon Bolivar
”Among the popular and representative systems of government I do not approve of the federal system: it is too perfect; and it requires virtues and political talents much superior to our own.”-Simon Bolivar
”Is it conceivable that a newly emancipated people can soar to the heights of liberty, and, unlike Icarus, neither have its wings melt nor fall into an abyss? Such a marvel is inconceivable and without precedent. There is no reasonable probability to bolster our hopes.”-Simon Bolivar
”Do not adopt the best system of government, but the one most likely to succeed.”-Simon Bolivar
”Slavery is the offspring of darkness.”-Simon Bolivar
”If Nature is opposed, we will fight her and make her obbey us.”-Simon Bolivar
”When mankind was in its infancy, steeped in uncertainty, ignorance, and error, was it possible to foresee what system it would adopt for preservation.”-Simon Bolivar
”Colombians! Gather around the constitutional congress. It represents the wisdom of the nation, the legitimate hope of the people, and the final point of reunion of the patriots”-Simon Bolivar
”The death of my wife placed me early in the road of politics, and caused me to follow the chariot of Mars”-Simon Bolivar
”If Miranda believed the Spaniards would observe the treaty, he should have remained to keep them to their word; if he did not, he was a traitor to have sacrificed his army to it”-Simon Bolivar
”We have been ruled more by deceit than by force, and we have been degraded more by vice than by superstition”-Simon Bolivar
”To do something right it must be done twice. The first time instructs the second”-Simon Bolivar
”Should I not let it be known to later generations that Alexander Petion is the true liberator of my country?”-Simon Bolivar
"They mistake pure illusion for reality, license for freedom, treason for patriotism, vengeance for justice”-Simon Bolivar
”It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny”-Simon Bolivar
”All who have served the Revolution have ploughed the sea”-Simon Bolivar
”A people that loves freedom will in the end be free”-Simon Bolivar
”Good morals, and not force are the pillars of the law”-Simon Bolivar
”God grants victory to perseverance”-Simon Bolivar
”Slavery is the worst human indignity”-Simon Bolivar
vipers (always venomous):
*rattlesnakes (snakes with built in warning maracas; not mariachi players)
*fer-de-lances (snakes with fancy french names; not medieval knights)
*bushmasters (south american jungle snake; not a porn category)
*puff adders (north african grassland snake; not a good smoking buddy)
*night adders (another african grassland snake; not played by rowan atkinson)
*copperheads (and cottonmouths, which are basically the same things)
elapids (sometimes venomous):
*cobras (hooded snakes; not affiliated with the klan)
*king cobras (hooded snakes; not affiliated with the british royal family)
*coral snakes (colorful snake; not a harmless milksnake, though it strongly resembles one, leading to one of nature's more fun gambling games)
*death adders (snake with a cool name; does not play death metal)
*kraits (very venomous snakes from india; not meant to be smashed by donkey kong)
*taipan (very venomous snakes from around india; not a tie or a pan)
colubras (rarely venomous):
*boomslangs (not similar to boomerangs)
*kingsnakes (not the last scion of numenor seeking to reclaim throne of gondor)
*garter snakes (a harmless bum who just wants to crash in your garden; not an article of women's underwear)
pythons (never venomous, they simply crush the life out of prey instead)
boas (constrictors like pythons; not feathery scarves)
there are more but let's be honest, you don't care
*rattlesnakes (snakes with built in warning maracas; not mariachi players)
*fer-de-lances (snakes with fancy french names; not medieval knights)
*bushmasters (south american jungle snake; not a porn category)
*puff adders (north african grassland snake; not a good smoking buddy)
*night adders (another african grassland snake; not played by rowan atkinson)
*copperheads (and cottonmouths, which are basically the same things)
elapids (sometimes venomous):
*cobras (hooded snakes; not affiliated with the klan)
*king cobras (hooded snakes; not affiliated with the british royal family)
*coral snakes (colorful snake; not a harmless milksnake, though it strongly resembles one, leading to one of nature's more fun gambling games)
*death adders (snake with a cool name; does not play death metal)
*kraits (very venomous snakes from india; not meant to be smashed by donkey kong)
*taipan (very venomous snakes from around india; not a tie or a pan)
colubras (rarely venomous):
*boomslangs (not similar to boomerangs)
*kingsnakes (not the last scion of numenor seeking to reclaim throne of gondor)
*garter snakes (a harmless bum who just wants to crash in your garden; not an article of women's underwear)
pythons (never venomous, they simply crush the life out of prey instead)
boas (constrictors like pythons; not feathery scarves)
there are more but let's be honest, you don't care
A military gentleman with a field-marshal's baton in his knapsack and an impediment in his hope.
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also referred to by the more proper but less euphonic title 'alice's adventures in wonderland'
a famous 1865 work of literature written by lewis carroll. despite its surrealist subject matter, some fringe literary theorists actually believe the book was not written while hopped up on hallucinogenic toads at all (mostly because all the surrealist imagery turns out to be rooted in some rather dull puns that you'll only get if you took mathematics and classics)
famed for its beloved characters, such as tweedledum and tweedledee, the walrus and the carpenter, humpty dumpty, the jabberwock, the lion and the unicorn, the red queen, the mad hatter and the march hare... which only proves how few people have actually read the damn thing, since those characters aren't in the book, they're only in the sequel, 'through the looking glass' (well, okay, the hatter and the hare are in both, and the first book at least has the white rabbit).
see also 'yellow submarine,' the book's hippie grandchild
a famous 1865 work of literature written by lewis carroll. despite its surrealist subject matter, some fringe literary theorists actually believe the book was not written while hopped up on hallucinogenic toads at all (mostly because all the surrealist imagery turns out to be rooted in some rather dull puns that you'll only get if you took mathematics and classics)
famed for its beloved characters, such as tweedledum and tweedledee, the walrus and the carpenter, humpty dumpty, the jabberwock, the lion and the unicorn, the red queen, the mad hatter and the march hare... which only proves how few people have actually read the damn thing, since those characters aren't in the book, they're only in the sequel, 'through the looking glass' (well, okay, the hatter and the hare are in both, and the first book at least has the white rabbit).
see also 'yellow submarine,' the book's hippie grandchild
an individual, often female, whose affection is more easily negotiable than is common
Originally a reptile inhabiting fire; later, an anthropomorphous immortal, but still a pyrophile. Salamanders are now believed to be extinct, the last one of which we have an account having been seen in Carcassonne by the Abbé Belloc, who exorcised it with a bucket of holy water.
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(n.) an obsession of a sexual nature; one of the major drivers of activity on the internet. because of the diverse array of refined perversions that afflict humanity, virtually everything is someone's fetish: a certain body part, a certain article of clothing, a cartoon character, the inversion of traditional gender roles, one's ethnicity and cultural heritage, good dental hygiene, bad dental hygiene, smearing condiments all over yourself, dressing up as an animal and pretending to maul one's partner, actually letting one's partner be mauled by animals, etc.
the word 'fetish' has also been used as a synonym idol (i.e., a physical object of religious reverence), but this usage has mostly been phased out in favor of the aforementioned perversion.
the word 'fetish' has also been used as a synonym idol (i.e., a physical object of religious reverence), but this usage has mostly been phased out in favor of the aforementioned perversion.
being a bystander, i.e. being an aggressor
A playboy who knows were all the naughty girls live.
sign-up or face the consequences!
“"observers" must obey the call.”
join