--- title: "4 Compounds Quotes By Ambrose Bierce" description: "4 Compounds quotes by Ambrose Bierce. Plus more from Ambrose Bierce and more Compounds sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/ambrose-bierce-140_ancient_truth-n-an-ingenious-compound-of-desirab_773884.jpg" --- > [“TRUTH, n.: An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/truth-n-an-ingenious-compound-of-desirability-and-appearance/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/ambrose-bierce-140_ancient_truth-n-an-ingenious-compound-of-desirab_773884.jpg) > [Hippogriff, n. An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/hippogriff-n-an-animal-now-extinct-which-was-half-horse-and-half/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/ambrose-bierce-140_animal_hippogriff-n-an-animal-now-extinct-which_806005.jpg) > [Age - That period of life in which we compound for the vices that remain by reviling those we have no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/age-that-period-of-life-in-which-we-compound-for-the-vices-that/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44a/ambrose-bierce-140_age_age-that-period-of-life-in-which-we-comp_1269779.jpg) > [INK, n. A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic, and water, chiefly used to facilitate the infection of idiocy and promote…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/ink-n-a-villainous-compound-of-tannogallate-of-iron-gum-arabic-and-2/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/ambrose-bierce-140_compound_ink-n-a-villainous-compound-of-tannogall_2533488.jpg) ## Other authors on Compounds ## More by Ambrose Bierce > [OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critics. Obsession was once more common than it is now. Arasthus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/obsessed-p-p-vexed-by-an-evil-spirit-like-the-gadarene-swine-and/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/decide-v-i-to-succumb-to-the-preponderance-of-one-set-of-influences/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/immoral-adj-inexpedient-whatever-in-the-long-run-and-with-regard-to/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it./ Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)/ At work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/review-v-t-to-set-your-wisdom-holding-not-a-doubt-of-it-although-in/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/clock-n-a-machine-of-great-moral-value-to-man-allaying-his-concern/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/rubbish-n-worthless-matter-such-as-the-religions-philosophies/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [There was never a genius who was not thought a fool until he disclosed himself; whereas he is a fool then only.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/there-was-never-a-genius-who-was-not-thought-a-fool-until-he/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/telephone-n-an-invention-of-the-devil-which-abrogates-some-of-the/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/whangdepootenawah-n-in-the-ojibwa-tongue-disaster-an-unexpected/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/jealous-adj-unduly-concerned-about-the-preservation-of-that-which-can/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/ridicule-n-words-designed-to-show-that-the-person-of-whom-they-are/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [Think twice before you speak to a friend in need](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/think-twice-before-you-speak-to-a-friend-in-need/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [HERMIT, n. A person whose vices and follies are not sociable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/hermit-n-a-person-whose-vices-and-follies-are-not-sociable/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/tariff-n-a-scale-of-taxes-on-imports-designed-to-protect-the-domestic/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) > [A bad marriage is like an electrical thrilling machine: it makes you dance, but you can't let go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/a-bad-marriage-is-like-an-electrical-thrilling-machine-it-makes-you/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compounds/ambrose-bierce/#itemlist", "name": "4 Compounds Quotes By Ambrose Bierce", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“TRUTH, n.: An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation of the human mind and has a fair prospect of existing with increasing activity to the end of time.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ambrose Bierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/truth-n-an-ingenious-compound-of-desirability-and-appearance/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/ambrose-bierce-140_ancient_truth-n-an-ingenious-compound-of-desirab_773884.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/ambrose-bierce-140_ancient_truth-n-an-ingenious-compound-of-desirab_773884.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/ambrose-bierce-140_ancient_truth-n-an-ingenious-compound-of-desirab_773884.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“TRUTH, n.: An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of…” — Ambrose Bierce", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hippogriff, n. An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle. The hippogriff was actually, therefore, only one-quarter eagle, which is two dollars and fifty cents in gold. The study of zoology is full of surprises.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ambrose Bierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/hippogriff-n-an-animal-now-extinct-which-was-half-horse-and-half/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/ambrose-bierce-140_animal_hippogriff-n-an-animal-now-extinct-which_806005.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/ambrose-bierce-140_animal_hippogriff-n-an-animal-now-extinct-which_806005.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/ambrose-bierce-140_animal_hippogriff-n-an-animal-now-extinct-which_806005.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Hippogriff, n. An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was itself a…” — Ambrose Bierce", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Age - That period of life in which we compound for the vices that remain by reviling those we have no longer the vigor to commit.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ambrose Bierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/age-that-period-of-life-in-which-we-compound-for-the-vices-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44a/ambrose-bierce-140_age_age-that-period-of-life-in-which-we-comp_1269779.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44a/ambrose-bierce-140_age_age-that-period-of-life-in-which-we-comp_1269779.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44a/ambrose-bierce-140_age_age-that-period-of-life-in-which-we-comp_1269779.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Age - That period of life in which we compound for the vices that remain by reviling those we have no longer…” — Ambrose Bierce", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "INK, n. A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic, and water, chiefly used to facilitate the infection of idiocy and promote intellectual crime.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ambrose Bierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/ink-n-a-villainous-compound-of-tannogallate-of-iron-gum-arabic-and-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/ambrose-bierce-140_compound_ink-n-a-villainous-compound-of-tannogall_2533488.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/ambrose-bierce-140_compound_ink-n-a-villainous-compound-of-tannogall_2533488.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0d/ambrose-bierce-140_compound_ink-n-a-villainous-compound-of-tannogall_2533488.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“INK, n. A villainous compound of tannogallate of iron, gum-arabic, and water, chiefly used to facilitate the…” — Ambrose Bierce", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compounds/ambrose-bierce/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compounds/ambrose-bierce/", "name": "Compounds Quotes by Ambrose Bierce", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compounds/ambrose-bierce/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2d/ambrose-bierce-140_ancient_truth-n-an-ingenious-compound-of-desirab_773884.jpg" }, "description": "4 Compounds quotes by Ambrose Bierce. Plus more from Ambrose Bierce and more Compounds sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compounds/ambrose-bierce/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compounds/ambrose-bierce/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Compounds", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compounds/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Ambrose Bierce", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compounds/ambrose-bierce/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```