1118 Quotations by Ambrose Bierce
- 101. BACKBITE, v.t. To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you.
- 102. Backbite. To "speak of a man as you find him" when he can't find you.
- 103. BAIT, n. A preparation that renders the hook more palatable. The best kind is beauty.
- 104. BAPTISM, n. A sacred rite of such efficacy that he who finds himself in heaven without having underg ...
- 105. BAROMETER, n. An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.
- 106. Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.
- 107. BARRACK, n. A house in which soldiers enjoy a portion of that of which it is their business to depri ...
- 108. BASILISK, n. The cockatrice. A sort of serpent hatched form the egg of a cock. The basilisk had a ba ...
- 109. BASTINADO, n. The act of walking on wood without exertion.
- 110. BATTLE, n. A method of untying with the teeth of a political knot that would not yield to the tongue ...
- 111. BEARD, n. The hair that is commonly cut off by those who justly execrate the absurd Chinese custom o ...
- 112. Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
- 113. Beauty: That power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
- 114. Beauty: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
- 115. Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.
- 116. BEFRIEND, v.t. To make an ingrate.
- 117. BEGGAR, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.
- 118. BEHAVIOR, n. Conduct, as determined, not by principle, but by breeding. The word seems to be somewha ...
- 119. Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the e ...
- 120. BENEFACTOR, n. One who makes heavy purchases of ingratitude, without, however, materially affecting ...
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