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Distress, N.: A Disease Incurred By Exposure To The Prosperity Of A Friend.
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Distress, n.:
A disease incurred by exposure to the prosperity of a friend.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
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Distress, n.: A disease incurred by exposure to the prosperity of a friend.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
Distress, n.: A disease incurred by exposure to the prosperity of a friend.
-- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary...
DISTRESS: A disease incurred by exposure to the prosperity of a friend.
DIAGNOSIS, n. A physician's forecast of the disease by the patient's pulse and purse.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
EJECTION, n. An approved remedy for the disease of garrulity.
It is also much used in cases of extreme poverty. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
ANTIPATHY, n. The sentiment inspired by one's friend's friend.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
LOVE, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder.
This disease, like _caries_ and many other ailments, is prevalent only among civilized races living under artificial conditio...
BACK, n. That part of your friend which it is your privilege to contemplate in your adversity.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...
LIGHTHOUSE, n. A tall building on the seashore in which the government maintains a lamp and the friend of a politician.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary...