1118 Quotations by Ambrose Bierce
- 181. CONGRESS, n. A body of men who meet to repeal laws.
- 182. CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
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- 183. Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal wh ...
- 184. Conservative. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from a Liberal, who wi ...
- 185. Conservative. noun. A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from a liberal, ...
- 186. CONSOLATION, n. The knowledge that a better man is more unfortunate than yourself.
- 187. CONSUL, n. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure and office from the people is ...
- 188. Consul. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is give ...
- 189. CONSULT, v.i. To seek another's disapproval of a course already decided on.
- 190. Consult. To seek another's approval of a course already decided on.
- 191. Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon.
- 192. CONTROVERSY, n. A battle in which spittle or ink replaces the injurious cannon-ball and the inconsid ...
- 193. CONVENT, n. A place of retirement for woman who wish for leisure to meditate upon the vice of idlene ...
- 194. Convent. A place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness.
- 195. CONVERSATION, n. A fair to the display of the minor mental commodities, each exhibitor being too int ...
- 196. CORPORAL, n. A man who occupies the lowest rung of the military ladder.
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- 197. Corporation, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibilit ...
- 198. Corporation. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility.
- 199. Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility.
- 200. CORSAIR, n. A politician of the seas.
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