Quotes from "The Devil's Dictionary"
Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age.
Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
Hospitality, n. The virtue which induces us to feed and lodge certain persons who are not in need of food and lodging.
Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.
Marriage, n. A community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all two.
Bride, n. A woman with a fine prospect behind her.
Christian, n.: one who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor.
