3904 Quotations with Cons.
- 301. Ambrose Bierce: POCKET, n. The cradle of motive and the grave of conscience. In woman this organ ...

- 302. Ambrose Bierce: PREDICAMENT, n. The wage of consistency.

- 303. Ambrose Bierce: PRICE, n. Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of conscience in de ...

- 304. Ambrose Bierce: PROVIDENTIAL, adj. Unexpectedly and conspicuously beneficial to the person so de ...

- 305. Ambrose Bierce: PYRRHONISM, n. An ancient philosophy, named for its inventor. It consisted of an ...

- 306. Ambrose Bierce: QUORUM, n. A sufficient number of members of a deliberative body to have their o ...

- 307. Ambrose Bierce: RASCAL, n. A fool considered under another aspect.

- 308. Ambrose Bierce: READING, n. The general body of what one reads. In our country it consists, as a ...

- 309. Ambrose Bierce: RADICALISM, n. The conservatism of to-morrow injected into the affairs of to-day ...

- 310. Ambrose Bierce: RECONSIDER, v. To seek a justification for a decision already made.

- 311. Ambrose Bierce: REGALIA, n. Distinguishing insignia, jewels and costume of such ancient and hono ...

- 312. Ambrose Bierce: RENOWN, n. A degree of distinction between notoriety and fame -- a little more s ...

- 313. Ambrose Bierce: REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutio ...

- 314. Ambrose Bierce: REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually ...

- 315. Ambrose Bierce: RESPITE, n. A suspension of hostilities against a sentenced assassin, to enable ...

- 316. Ambrose Bierce: RESPLENDENT, adj. Like a simple American citizen beduking himself in his lodge, ...

- 317. Ambrose Bierce: RESPOND, v.i. To make answer, or disclose otherwise a consciousness of having in ...

- 318. Ambrose Bierce: REVOLUTION, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment. Speci ...

- 319. Ambrose Bierce: RICE-WATER, n. A mystic beverage secretly used by our most popular novelists and ...

- 320. Ambrose Bierce: RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A sturdy virtue that was once found among the Pantidoodles inh ...

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