1118 Quotations by Ambrose Bierce
- 221. DAWN, n. The time when men of reason go to bed. Certain old men prefer to rise at about that time, t ...
- 222. DAY, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent. This period is divided into two parts, the d ...
- 223. DEAD, adj.
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- 224. DEBAUCHEE, n. One who has so earnestly pursued pleasure that he has had the misfortune to overtake i ...
- 225. DEBT, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave- driver.
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- 226. DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number -- just enough to permit an intelligent select ...
- 227. DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set.
A leaf wa ...
- 228. DEFENCELESS, adj. Unable to attack.
- 229. DEGENERATE, adj. Less conspicuously admirable than one's ancestors. The contemporaries of Homer were ...
- 230. DEGRADATION, n. One of the stages of moral and social progress from private station to political pre ...
- 231. DEINOTHERIUM, n. An extinct pachyderm that flourished when the Pterodactyl was in fashion. The latte ...
- 232. DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in sets.
- 233. Deliberation: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.
- 234. DELUGE, n. A notable first experiment in baptism which washed away the sins (and sinners) of the wor ...
- 235. DELUSION, n. The father of a most respectable family, comprising Enthusiasm, Affection, Self-denial, ...
- 236. Dentist, n.: A Prestidigitator who, putting metal in one's mouth, pulls coins out of one's pockets.
- 237. DEPENDENT, adj. Reliant upon another's generosity for the support which you are not in a position to ...
- 238. DEPUTY, n. A male relative of an office-holder, or of his bondsman. The deputy is commonly a beautif ...
- 239. DESTINY, n. A tyrant's authority for crime and fool's excuse for failure.
- 240. Destiny. A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.
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