--- title: "18 Names Quotes By Ambrose Bierce" description: "18 Names quotes by Ambrose Bierce. Plus more from Ambrose Bierce and more Names sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/ambrose-bierce-140_delectable_a-less-popular-name-for-the-second-perso_1867694.jpg" --- > [A less popular name for the Second Person of that delectable newspaper Trinity, the Roomer, the Bedder, and the Mealer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/a-less-popular-name-for-the-second-person-of-that-delectable/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/ambrose-bierce-140_delectable_a-less-popular-name-for-the-second-perso_1867694.jpg) > [Take not God's name in vain; select a time when it will have effect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/take-not-god-s-name-in-vain-select-a-time-when-it-will-have-effect/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d1/ambrose-bierce-140_effects_take-not-god-s-name-in-vain-select-a-tim_2505280.jpg) > [PIE, n. An advance agent of the reaper whose name is Indigestion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/pie-n-an-advance-agent-of-the-reaper-whose-name-is-indigestion/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/ambrose-bierce-140_agents_pie-n-an-advance-agent-of-the-reaper-who_2219038.jpg) > [Gout, a physician's name for the rheumatism of a rich patient](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/gout-a-physician-s-name-for-the-rheumatism-of-a-rich-patient/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0da/ambrose-bierce-140_gout_gout-a-physician-s-name-for-the-rheumati_1680674.jpg) > [Happiness has not to all the same name: to Youth she is known as the Future; Age knows her as the Dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/happiness-has-not-to-all-the-same-name-to-youth-she-is-known-as-the/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6e/ambrose-bierce-140_age_happiness-has-not-to-all-the-same-name-t_344817.jpg) > [QUIXOTIC, adj. Absurdly chivalric, like Don Quixote. An insight into the beauty and excellence of this incomparable adjective is unhappily denied to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/quixotic-adj-absurdly-chivalric-like-don-quixote-an-insight-into-the/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/ambrose-bierce-140_adjectives_quixotic-adj-absurdly-chivalric-like-don_2578479.jpg) > [“In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity. Some, though, are known…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/in-this-world-one-must-have-a-name-it-prevents-confusion-even-when-it/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/913/ambrose-bierce-140_confusion_in-this-world-one-must-have-a-name-it-pr_2528798.jpg) > [ART, n. This word has no definition. Its origin is related by the ingenious Father Gassalasca Jape as "One day a wag…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/art-n-this-word-has-no-definition-its-origin-is-related-by-the/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/ambrose-bierce-140_art_art-n-this-word-has-no-definition-its-or_722787.jpg) > [PLATONIC, adj. Pertaining to the philosophy of Socrates. Platonic Love is a fool's name for the affection between a disability and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/platonic-adj-pertaining-to-the-philosophy-of-socrates-platonic-love/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c25/ambrose-bierce-140_affection_platonic-adj-pertaining-to-the-philosoph_2520131.jpg) > [ZOOLOGY, n. The science and history of the animal kingdom, including its king, the House Fly ("Musca maledicta"). The father of Zoology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/zoology-n-the-science-and-history-of-the-animal-kingdom-including-its/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/ambrose-bierce-140_animal_zoology-n-the-science-and-history-of-the_2618228.jpg) > [For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies have only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/for-every-man-there-is-something-in-the-vocabulary-that-would-stick/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3b/ambrose-bierce-140_enemies_for-every-man-there-is-something-in-the_3221175.jpg) > [MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/magic-n-an-art-of-converting-superstition-into-coin-there-are-other/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21c/ambrose-bierce-140_art_magic-n-an-art-of-converting-superstitio_2693928.jpg) > [Something that is supposed to typify or stand for something else. Many symbols are mere "survivals" - as funereal urns carved on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/something-that-is-supposed-to-typify-or-stand-for-something-else-many/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/ambrose-bierce-140_giving_something-that-is-supposed-to-typify-or_2962271.jpg) > [DEINOTHERIUM, n. An extinct pachyderm that flourished when the Pterodactyl was in fashion. The latter was a native of Ireland, its name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/deinotherium-n-an-extinct-pachyderm-that-flourished-when-the/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e7/ambrose-bierce-140_chance_deinotherium-n-an-extinct-pachyderm-that_756254.jpg) > [Patriotism, n. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/patriotism-n-combustible-rubbish-ready-to-the-torch-of-any-one/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/745/ambrose-bierce-140_ambitious_patriotism-n-combustible-rubbish-ready-t_1167845.jpg) > [LAOCOON, n. A famous piece of antique scripture representing a priest of that name and his two sons in the folds of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/laocoon-n-a-famous-piece-of-antique-scripture-representing-a-priest/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/ambrose-bierce-140_antiques_laocoon-n-a-famous-piece-of-antique-scri_72665.jpg) > [LIVER, n. A large red organ thoughtfully provided by nature to be bilious with. The sentiments and emotions which every literary anatomist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/liver-n-a-large-red-organ-thoughtfully-provided-by-nature-to-be/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cc/ambrose-bierce-140_emotion_liver-n-a-large-red-organ-thoughtfully-p_350281.jpg) > [HOG, n. A bird remarkable for the catholicity of its appetite and serving to illustrate that of ours. Among the Mahometans and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/hog-n-a-bird-remarkable-for-the-catholicity-of-its-appetite-and/) [Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/ambrose-bierce-140_appetite_hog-n-a-bird-remarkable-for-the-catholic_155249.jpg) ## Other authors on Names ## 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/names/ambrose-bierce/#itemlist", "name": "18 Names Quotes By Ambrose Bierce", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A less popular name for the Second Person of that delectable newspaper Trinity, the Roomer, the Bedder, and the Mealer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ambrose Bierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/a-less-popular-name-for-the-second-person-of-that-delectable/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/ambrose-bierce-140_delectable_a-less-popular-name-for-the-second-perso_1867694.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/ambrose-bierce-140_delectable_a-less-popular-name-for-the-second-perso_1867694.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00b/ambrose-bierce-140_delectable_a-less-popular-name-for-the-second-perso_1867694.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A less popular name for the Second Person of that delectable newspaper Trinity, the Roomer, the Bedder, and…” — Ambrose Bierce", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Take not God's name in vain; select a time when it will have effect.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ambrose Bierce" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/take-not-god-s-name-in-vain-select-a-time-when-it-will-have-effect/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d1/ambrose-bierce-140_effects_take-not-god-s-name-in-vain-select-a-tim_2505280.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d1/ambrose-bierce-140_effects_take-not-god-s-name-in-vain-select-a-tim_2505280.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d1/ambrose-bierce-140_effects_take-not-god-s-name-in-vain-select-a-tim_2505280.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Take not God's name in vain; select a time when it will have effect.” — Ambrose Bierce", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "PIE, n. 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