PREDESTINATION, n. The doctrine that all things occur according to programme. . . . not be confused with that of foreordination. The difference is great enough to have deluged Christendom with ink, to say nothing of the gore.
Ambrose BierceWit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out.
Ambrose BierceConversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.
Ambrose BierceSuffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty) means, as commonly interpreted, the right to vote for the man of another man's choice, and is highly prized.
Ambrose Bierce