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Abroad, Adj. At War With Savages And Idiots. To Be A Frenchman Abroad Is To Be Miserable
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Abroad, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a
Frenchman abroad is to be miserable; to be an American abroad
is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary
Related:
PASSPORT, n. A document treacherously inflicted upon a citizen going abroad, exposing him as an alien and pointing him out for special reprobation and outrage.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable. -- Ambrose Bierce
UN-AMERICAN, adj. Wicked, intolerable, heathenish. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
REVOLUTION: A form of government abroad.
SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
EXILE, n. One who serves his country by residing abroad, yet is not an ambassador.
An English sea-captain being asked if he had read "The Exile of Erin," replied...
FAMOUS, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Done to a turn on the iron, behold Him who to be famous aspired.
Content? Well, his grill has a plating of gold, And his twistings are greatly admired....
Revolution, n: A form of government abroad.