Devil’s dictionary – miracles

Miracles: Proof that what you believe to be true is not.

Devil’s dictionary – forgiveness

Forgiveness: Easier to obtain than permission, and therefore less valuable.

Devil’s dictionary – determination

Determination: Example. If you built a wall to protect the lemmings from going over a cliff, they’d climb the wall.

Devil’s dictionary – acceptance

Acceptance:  Useful when dealing with the changeless, whatever that is.

Devil’s dictionary – new ideas

New ideas:  If you think of new ideas as being like flower seeds, think of growing new ideas as being like planting a garden in a weed infested overgrown minefield.  It is a process. It is easier if someone else has gone through first to plant the seeds and all you need do is to deal with the weeds.

Devil’s dictionary – human

Human: Penultimate stage of psycho-spiritual development in physical form, second only to being a cat.

Devil’s dictionary – gentiles

Gentiles: An extinct species of hominid. Formerly the answer to the question, “Who buys retail?” The answer to this question is currently “nobody”.