DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to exact from his fears.
Ambrose BierceUNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons of another faith.
Ambrose BierceTelephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.
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