1118 Quotations by Ambrose Bierce
- 441. HOUSE, n. A hollow edifice erected for the habitation of man, rat, mouse, beelte, cockroach, fly, mo ...
- 442. HOUSELESS, adj. Having paid all taxes on household goods.
- 443. HOVEL, n. The fruit of a flower called the Palace.
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- 444. HUMANITY, n. The human race, collectively, exclusive of the anthropoid poets.
- 445. HUMORIST, n. A plague that would have softened down the hoar austerity of Pharaoh's heart and persua ...
- 446. HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the torn ...
- 447. HURRY, n. The dispatch of bunglers.
- 448. HUSBAND, n. One who, having dined, is charged with the care of the plate.
- 449. HYBRID, n. A pooled issue.
- 450. HYDRA, n. A kind of animal that the ancients catalogued under many heads.
- 451. HYENA, n. A beast held in reverence by some oriental nations from its habit of frequenting at night ...
- 452. HYPOCHONDRIASIS, n. Depression of one's own spirits.
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- 453. HYPOCRITE, n. One who, profession virtues that he does not respect secures the advantage of seeming ...
- 454. I is the first letter of the alphabet, the first word of the language, the first thought of the mind ...
- 455. I think I think, therefore, I think I am.
- 456. I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.
- 457. ICHOR, n. A fluid that serves the gods and goddesses in place of blood.
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- 458. ICONOCLAST, n. A breaker of idols, the worshipers whereof are imperfectly gratified by the performan ...
- 459. IDIOT, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been do ...
- 460. IDLENESS, n. A model farm where the devil experiments with seeds of new sins and promotes the growth ...
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