1118 Quotations by Ambrose Bierce
- 261. Don't steal; thou it never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.
- 262. DRAGOON, n. A soldier who combines dash and steadiness in so equal measure that he makes his advance ...
- 263. DRAMATIST, n. One who adapts plays from the French.
- 264. DRUIDS, n. Priests and ministers of an ancient Celtic religion which did not disdain to employ the h ...
- 265. DUCK-BILL, n. Your account at your restaurant during the canvas-back season.
- 266. DUEL, n. A formal ceremony preliminary to the reconciliation of two enemies. Great skill is necessar ...
- 267. DULLARD, n. A member of the reigning dynasty in letters and life. The Dullards came in with Adam, an ...
- 268. DUTY, n. That which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.
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- 269. Duty. That which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.
- 270. EAT, v.i. To perform successively (and successfully) the functions of mastication, humectation, and ...
- 271. EAVESDROP, v.i. Secretly to overhear a catalogue of the crimes and vices of another or yourself.
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- 272. ECCENTRICITY, n. A method of distinction so cheap that fools employ it to accentuate their incapacit ...
- 273. ECONOMY, n. Purchasing the barrel of whiskey that you do not need for the price of the cow that you ...
- 274. Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake ...
- 275. Edible. Good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pi ...
- 276. EDITOR, n. A person who combines the judicial functions of Minos, Rhadamanthus and Aeacus, but is pl ...
- 277. Education is that which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understan ...
- 278. EDUCATION, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understa ...
- 279. Education: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the fool their lack of understanding.
- 280. Education: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understandi ...
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