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作者：Ambrose Bierce [全部名言]

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“IRRELIGION, n. The principal one of the great faiths of the world.”

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“ITCH, n. The patriotism of a Scotchman.”

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“JEALOUS, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.”

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“JEWS-HARP, n. An unmusical instrument, played by holding it fast with the teeth and trying to brush it away with the finger.”

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“JOSS-STICKS, n. Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.”

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“JUSTICE, n. A commodity which is a more or less adulterated condition the State sells to the citizen as a reward for his allegiance, taxes and personal service.”

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“KILL, v.t. To create a vacancy without nominating a successor.”

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“KINDNESS, n. A brief preface to ten volumes of exaction.”

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“KLEPTOMANIAC, n. A rich thief.”

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“KORAN, n. A book which the Mohammedans foolishly believe to have been written by divine inspiration, but which Christians know to be a wicked imposture, contradictory to the Holy Scriptures.”

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“LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure.”

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“LAUREL, n. The _laurus_, a vegetable dedicated to Apollo, and formerly defoliated to wreathe the brows of victors and such poets as had influence at court. (_Vide supra._)”

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“LAWFUL, adj. Compatible with the will of a judge having jurisdiction.”

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“LAWYER, n. One skilled in circumvention of the law.”

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“LAZINESS, n. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree.”

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“LEARNING, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.”

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“LECTURER, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience.”

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“LEGACY, n. A gift from one who is legging it out of this vale of tears.”

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“LIGHTHOUSE, n. A tall building on the seashore in which the government maintains a lamp and the friend of a politician.”

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“LINEN, n. 'A kind of cloth the making of which, when made of hemp, entails a great waste of hemp.' -- Calcraft the Hangman.”

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