Loquacity, n. A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to talk.
Ambrose BierceAn ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation of the human mind and has a fair prospect of existing with increasing activity to the end of time.
Ambrose BiercePainting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.
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