1118 Quotations by Ambrose Bierce
- 121. BERENICE'S HAIR, n. A constellation (_Coma Berenices_) named in honor of one who sacrificed her hair ...
- 122. BIGAMY, n. A mistake in taste for which the wisdom of the future will adjudge a punishment called tr ...
- 123. Bigot, one who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
- 124. Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
- 125. BILLINGSGATE, n. The invective of an opponent.
- 126. BIRTH, n. The first and direst of all disasters. As to the nature of it there appears to be no unifo ...
- 127. BLACKGUARD, n. A man whose qualities, prepared for display like a box of berries in a market -- the ...
- 128. BLANK-VERSE, n. Unrhymed iambic pentameters -- the most difficult kind of English verse to write acc ...
- 129. BONDSMAN, n. A fool who, having property of his own, undertakes to become responsible for that entru ...
- 130. Bore -- a person who talks when you wish him to listen.
- 131. Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
- 132. Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.
- 133. BOTANY, n. The science of vegetables -- those that are not good to eat, as well as those that are. I ...
- 134. BOUNDARY, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary ...
- 135. BRAIN, n. An apparatus with which we think what we think. That which distinguishes the man who is co ...
- 136. Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
- 137. Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
- 138. BRANDY, n. A cordial composed of one part thunder-and-lightning, one part remorse, two parts bloody ...
- 139. Bride, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
- 140. Bride. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.
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