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Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Wit - the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intelle

Wit – the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out. – Ambrose Bierce

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Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery. – Ambrose Bierce

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Edible – good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm. – Ambrose Bierce

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