Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
Interpretation
Beauty can have a dual effect, attracting some while intimidating others.
This quote by Ambrose Bierce highlights the paradox of beauty in relationships, suggesting that a woman's beauty can be enchanting to her love interests while simultaneously provoking fear and insecurity in their husbands. It speaks to the complexities of attraction and the dynamics of interpersonal relationships, where beauty can evoke admiration but also jealousy and apprehension.
In practice
This quote can be used in a discussion about the complexities of attraction in romantic relationships.
PALM, n. A species of tree . . . of which the familiar "itching palm" ("Palma hominis") is most widely distributed . . . . This noble vegetable exudes a kind of invisible gum, which may be detected by applying to the bark a piece of gold or silver.
Human nature is pretty well balanced; for every lacking virtue there is a rough substitute that will serve at a pinch--as cunning is the wisdom of the unwise, and ferocity the courage of the coward.
Indigestion: A disease which the patient and his friends frequently mistake for deep religious conviction and concern for the salvation of mankind. As the simple Red Man of the Western Wild put it, with, it must be confessed, a certain force: 'Plenty well, no pray; big belly ache, heap God.'
Disobey n:To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command
NOUMENON, n. That which exists, as distinguished from that which merely seems to exist, the latter being a phenomenon. The noumenon is a bit difficult to locate; it can be apprehended only by a process of reasoning - which is a phenomenon.
PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation of ingratitude.
The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.
And do as adversaries do in law, strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
I got a few marriage proposals in my 20s. I just wasn't ready. I just knew if I committed, I would've wound up doing something wrong, messing it up. I still felt like I had some living to do.
The global work of the United Nations is not without reason compared to that of a family - striving for a common goal in concert with all members for a better future.
A lot of widows feel that they have betrayed their spouse by continuing to live. It's deranged thinking. I know that, but that doesn't stop you feeling it.
I am not your justification for existence.
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