![Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hE7rYzxKmQw/X1t6hGsaFtI/AAAAAAAAJBs/IE4WB46n8MAciY9h9KlnrHwQg8pG2PMrwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/quotation-n-the-act-of-repeating-erroneously-the-words-of-another.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: Ambrose Bierce
![Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hE7rYzxKmQw/X1t6hGsaFtI/AAAAAAAAJBs/IE4WB46n8MAciY9h9KlnrHwQg8pG2PMrwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/quotation-n-the-act-of-repeating-erroneously-the-words-of-another.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6DLDHwGB0yU/X1t1hsGAOTI/AAAAAAAAIWA/PePMdzxbWTo2ieLqddV-WHCvDmPuGuVJQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/love-n-a-temporary-insanity-curable-by-marriage.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage.
![The covers of this book are too far apart.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XVyZ6EsTmkg/X1uJGwOrc4I/AAAAAAAAKNM/XpdcquPjMK0BE7sN8Al6vQuybFVBcGqvQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-covers-of-this-book-are-too-far-apart.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The covers of this book are too far apart.
![Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one’s voice.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Oh9eE_WvV3E/X1t6YVsdbYI/AAAAAAAAI_8/4OLkD4eOTTQsHKiakoJQ1teah3JSKvvcgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/positive-adj-mistaken-at-the-top-of-ones-voice.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one’s voice.
![Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4pROeO1n_g8/X1t7PuBV7tI/AAAAAAAAJKQ/CAmUI9CRwU8CDemzAGNTXGbZ7Q8324WUQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/selfish-adj-devoid-of-consideration-for-the-selfishness-of-others.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
![Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-c1rGnPxT2Sk/X1tjhqwDnLI/AAAAAAAAGN8/qP5ZfnhP6yYtmo0vS4NH-O-7rKW1RZdFgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/egotist-n-a-person-of-low-taste-more-interested-in-himself-than-in-me.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.
![Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TVUaiWLD-uo/X1t1FvZZowI/AAAAAAAAIRI/IzseDpCn8K86pgBnpVEtr8z-PoaaGBNQwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/lottery-a-tax-on-people-who-are-bad-at-math.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
![Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7A62UqBfTGY/X0bBRNhXnqI/AAAAAAAACCc/HP1jwZwWnS45H9-rwIWlq0ay1ID6BFS8ACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw16uf-gU/w750-h750-p/famous-adj-conspicuously-miserable-quotes-by-ambrose-bierce-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-famous.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.
![Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UHKxtFeCFWs/X0a_mh2Aa-I/AAAAAAAAB0A/cqlsp9sJZNMEXNyetztHXFrxBZuRsi2-ACEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw1quf-gU/w750-h750-p/dawn-when-men-of-reason-go-to-bed-quotes-by-ambrose-bierce-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-men.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
![Sweater, n. Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IpfYGsmKIdA/X1t8bjGt3AI/AAAAAAAAJY4/vjnLACSed1c3PNMP41b0cptvLH8Z9JCQACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/sweater-n-garment-worn-by-child-when-its-mother-is-feeling-chilly.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)