The Devil’s Dictionary was written in the end of the 19th century, and contains definitions of 1.000 words.

And I have the strong feeling that it was authored by a previous incarnation of Terry Pratchett.

HISTORY, n. An account mostly false, of events mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers mostly knaves, and soldiers mostly fools.

TURKEY, n. A large bird whose flesh when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude. Incidentally, it is pretty good eating.

VOTE, n. The instrument and symbol of a freeman’s power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

CANNIBAL, n. A gastronome of the old school who preserves the simple tastes and adheres to the natural diet of the pre-pork period.

ARMOR, n. The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.

SAINT, n. A dead sinner revised and edited.

– Dictionary of the Devil (A-Z)

(Thanks to Solveig – business as usual)

“Der Augenblick ist nichts als der wehmütige Punkt zwischen Verlangen und Erinnerung.

– Robert Musil

“Maybe it gets easier to believe once you go somewhere new, once you get to be who you are – instead of who you had to be in order to get by
where you were.”

– Joey Comeau

“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.”

– Bertrand Russel

“Understanding life is a not conquest, but a slow lesson in appreciation.”

“Ignorance about novelty is at the heart of skepticism about evolution, and resolving its origins is necessary to complete our understanding of Darwin’s theory.”

– Marc W. Kirscher & John C. Gerhart, “The Plausibility of Life”

(with thanks to Ezra for the recommendation!)

“A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything.”

by Friedrich Nietzsche

(with thanks to Kye)

“He who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside awakens.”

by Carl Gustav Jung

When someone says, “I don’t read,” the flirting part of the conversation is over.

by Joey Comeau

“Es dürfte manchem aufgefallen sein, dass sich unter den ehelosen und Nachkommenschaft entbehrenden Personen auffallend viele wohlgestaltete Menschen finden, während oft weniger ansprechende Typen wegen anderer Vorzüge an der Fortpflanzung teilnehmen.”
– Alfred Adler in Der Sinn des Lebens