1441 Quotations with Upon.
- 141. Ambrose Bierce: PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the di ...
- 142. Ambrose Bierce: PHYSICIAN, n. One upon whom we set our hopes when ill and our dogs when well.
- 143. Ambrose Bierce: PIETY, n. Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon His supposed resemblance t ...
- 144. Ambrose Bierce: POLITICIAN, n. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of or ...
- 145. Ambrose Bierce: PRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In ...
- 146. Ambrose Bierce: PROBOSCIS, n. The rudimentary organ of an elephant which serves him in place of ...
- 147. Ambrose Bierce: RESPITE, n. A suspension of hostilities against a sentenced assassin, to enable ...
- 148. Ambrose Bierce: RESPONSIBILITY, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, F ...
- 149. Ambrose Bierce: RETALIATION, n. The natural rock upon which is reared the Temple of Law.
- 150. Ambrose Bierce: RETRIBUTION, n. A rain of fire-and-brimstone that falls alike upon the just and ...
- 151. Ambrose Bierce: REVIEW, v.t.
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- 152. Ambrose Bierce: RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. A sturdy virtue that was once found among the Pantidoodles inh ...
- 153. Ambrose Bierce: ROPE, n. An obsolescent appliance for reminding assassins that they too are mort ...
- 154. Ambrose Bierce: RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character.
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- 155. Ambrose Bierce: SANDLOTTER, n. A vertebrate mammal holding the political views of Denis Kearney, ...
- 156. Ambrose Bierce: SCIMETAR, n. A curved sword of exceeding keenness, in the conduct of which certa ...
- 157. Ambrose Bierce: SEAL, n. A mark impressed upon certain kinds of documents to attest their authen ...
- 158. Ambrose Bierce: SHERIFF, n. In America the chief executive office of a country, whose most chara ...
- 159. Ambrose Bierce: SMITHAREEN, n. A fragment, a decomponent part, a remain. The word is used variou ...
- 160. Ambrose Bierce: SOPHISTRY, n. The controversial method of an opponent, distinguished from one's ...
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