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Once, adj. Enough.

— Ambrose Bierce

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  1. Ocean, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.
  2. Opportunity, n. A favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment.
  3. Non-combatant, n. A dead Quaker.
  4. Opposition, n. In politics the party that prevents the Government from running amok by hamstringing it.
  5. Neighbor, n. One whom we are commanded to love as ourselves, and who does all he knows how to make us disobedient.
  6. Optimist, n. A proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
  7. Monday, n. In Christian countries, the day after the baseball game.
  8. Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.

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  • brevity
  • sufficiency

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