Famous Quotes
742 Quotations with Consider.
- 41. Ambrose Bierce: FORMA PAUPERIS. [Latin] In the character of a poor person -- a method by which a ...
- 42. Ambrose Bierce: GOOSE, n. A bird that supplies quills for writing. These, by some occult process ...
- 43. Ambrose Bierce: HADES, n. The lower world; the residence of departed spirits; the place where th ...
- 44. Ambrose Bierce: HALF, n. One of two equal parts into which a thing may be divided, or considered ...
- 45. Ambrose Bierce: HOG, n. A bird remarkable for the catholicity of its appetite and serving to ill ...
- 46. Ambrose Bierce: IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the great ...
- 47. Ambrose Bierce: IMPALE, v.t. In popular usage to pierce with any weapon which remains fixed in t ...
- 48. Ambrose Bierce: INADMISSIBLE, adj. Not competent to be considered. Said of certain kinds of test ...
- 49. Ambrose Bierce: INFERIAE,n. [Latin] Among the Greeks and Romans, sacrifices for propitation of t ...
- 50. Ambrose Bierce: INSURANCE, n. An ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitte ...
- 51. Ambrose Bierce: LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that ...
- 52. Ambrose Bierce: LEVIATHAN, n. An enormous aquatic animal mentioned by Job. Some suppose it to ha ...
- 53. Ambrose Bierce: LEXICOGRAPHER, n. A pestilent fellow who, under the pretense of recording some p ...
- 54. Ambrose Bierce: LIVER, n. A large red organ thoughtfully provided by nature to be bilious with. ...
- 55. Ambrose Bierce: LL.D. Letters indicating the degree _Legumptionorum Doctor_, one learned in laws ...
- 56. Ambrose Bierce: MACROBIAN, n. One forgotten of the gods and living to a great age. History is ab ...
- 57. Ambrose Bierce: MONAD, n. The ultimate, indivisible unit of matter. (See _Molecule_.) According ...
- 58. Ambrose Bierce: MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the der ...
- 59. Ambrose Bierce: PALM, n. A species of tree having several varieties, of which the familiar "itch ...
- 60. Ambrose Bierce: RASCAL, n. A fool considered under another aspect.