The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. – Ambrose Bierce
Erudition. Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull. – Ambrose Bierce

The act of repeating erroneously the words of another. – Ambrose Bierce
Erudition. Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull. – Ambrose Bierce
Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of judges, advocates and jurors. – Ambrose Bierce
Insurance: An ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table. – Ambrose Bierce