1118 Quotations by Ambrose Bierce
- 61. Alien. An American sovereign in his probationary state.
- 62. All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.
- 63. ALLEGIANCE, n.
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- 64. ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inse ...
- 65. Alliance. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserte ...
- 66. Alliance: In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserte ...
- 67. ALLIGATOR, n. The crocodile of America, superior in every detail to the crocodile of the effete mona ...
- 68. Ambidextrous, adj.: Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left.
- 69. Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by frie ...
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- 71. AMNESTY, n. The state's magnanimity to those offenders whom it would be too expensive to punish.
- 72. An accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the actions of immutable natural laws.
- 73. An acquaintance is someone we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.
- 74. An egotist is a person interested in himself than in me!
- 75. An egotist is a person of low taste-more interested in himself than in me.
- 76. An optimist is a proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
- 77. Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.
- 78. ANTIPATHY, n. The sentiment inspired by one's friend's friend.
- 79. APOLOGIZE, v.i. To lay the foundation for a future offence.
- 80. APOSTATE, n. A leech who, having penetrated the shell of a turtle only to find that the creature has ...
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