MATERIAL, adj. Having an actual existence, as distinguished from an imaginary one. Important.
Ambrose BierceAdmiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking.
Ambrose BierceAPHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom. The flabby wine-skin of his brain Yields to some pathologic strain, And voids from its unstored abysm The driblet of an aphorism. "The Mad Philosopher," 1697
Ambrose BierceI keep a conscience uncorrupted by religion, a judgment undimmed by politics and patriotism, a heart untainted by friendships and sentiments unsoured by animosities.
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