Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.
Ambrose BierceTelephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
Ambrose BierceLegitimate authority to be, to do or to have; as the right to be a king, the right to do one's neighbor, the right to have measles, and the like.
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