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Bacchus, n. A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk.

Ambrose Bierce, from "The Devil's Dictionary"

Debauchee, n. One who has so earnestly pursued pleasure that he has had the misfortune to overtake it.

Ambrose Bierce, from "The Devil's Dictionary"

Heathen, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel.

Ambrose Bierce, from "The Devil's Dictionary"