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• Speak of the Devil and he will hear about it. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
• Think twice before you speak to a friend in need. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• A man is known by the company that he organizes. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary
• OLEAGINOUS, adj. Oily, smooth, sleek. Disraeli once described the manner of Bishop Wilberforce as "unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous.
  And the good prelate was ever afterward known as Soapy Sam....
• ARSENIC, n. A kind of cosmetic greatly affected by the ladies, whom it greatly affects in turn.
  "Eat arsenic? Yes, all you get," Consenting, he did speak up...
• PLEASE, v. To lay the foundation for a superstructure of imposition.
  -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...