1118 Quotations by Ambrose Bierce
- 981. SAUCE, n. The one infallible sign of civilization and enlightenment. A people with no sauces has one ...
- 982. SAW, n. A trite popular saying, or proverb. (Figurative and colloquial.) So called because it makes ...
- 983. SCARABAEUS, n. The sacred beetle of the ancient Egyptians, allied to our familiar "tumble-bug." It w ...
- 984. SCARABEE, n. The same as scarabaeus.
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- 985. SCARIFICATION, n. A form of penance practised by the mediaeval pious. The rite was performed, someti ...
- 986. SCEPTER, n. A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace ...
- 987. SCIMETAR, n. A curved sword of exceeding keenness, in the conduct of which certain Orientals attain ...
- 988. SCRIBBLER, n. A professional writer whose views are antagonistic to one's own.
- 989. SCRIPTURES, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane wr ...
- 990. SEAL, n. A mark impressed upon certain kinds of documents to attest their authenticity and authority ...
- 991. SEINE, n. A kind of net for effecting an involuntary change of environment. For fish it is made stro ...
- 992. Self-denial is indulgence of a propensity to forego.
- 993. SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
- 994. SERIAL, n. A literary work, usually a story that is not true, creeping through several issues of a n ...
- 995. SEVERALTY, n. Separateness, as, lands in severalty, i.e., lands held individually, not in joint owne ...
- 996. SHERIFF, n. In America the chief executive office of a country, whose most characteristic duties, in ...
- 997. SIREN, n. One of several musical prodigies famous for a vain attempt to dissuade Odysseus from a lif ...
- 998. SLANG, n. The grunt of the human hog (_Pignoramus intolerabilis_) with an audible memory. The speech ...
- 999. SMITHAREEN, n. A fragment, a decomponent part, a remain. The word is used variously, but in the foll ...
- 1000. SOPHISTRY, n. The controversial method of an opponent, distinguished from one's own by superior insi ...
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