All Ambrose Bierce Quotes
- repose, v.i. To cease from troubling. Cease
- alone, adj. In bad company. Alone
- The bold and discerning writer who, recognizing the truth that language must grow by innovation if it grow at all, makes new words and uses… All
- BABE or BABY, n. A misshapen creature of no particular age, sex, or condition, chiefly remarkable for the violence of the sympathies and antipathies it… Age
- OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser… Ancient
- GUNPOWDER, n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disputes which might become troublesome if left unadjusted. Agency
- CLOSE-FISTED, adj. Unduly desirous of keeping that which many meritorious persons wish to obtain. Adj Unduly
- K, n. A consonant; originally precisely that of our H, but altered to its present shape to commemorate the destruction of [one of two lofty… Altered
- DISABUSE, v.t. To present your neighbor with another and better error than the one which he has deemed advantageous to embrace. Advantageous
- ZIGZAG, v.t. To move forward uncertainly, from side to side, as one carrying the white man's burden. Burden
- PLUNDER, v. To take the property of another without observing the decent and customary reticences of theft. To wrest the wealth of A from B… Another Without
- LAST, n. A shoemaker's implement, named by a frowning Providence as opportunity to the maker of puns. Frowning
- Hash, x. There is no definition for this word - nobody knows what hash is. Famous, adj. Conspicuously miserable. Dictionary, n. A malevolent literary device… Adj Conspicuously
- Bigamy, n. A mistake in taste for which the wisdom of the future will adjudge a punishment called trigamy. Bigamy
- Heathen, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel. Benighted
- Selfish, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others. Adj Devoid
- The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog. Affection
- There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know. Learning
- An absolute monarchy is one in which the sovereign does as he pleases so long as he pleases the assassins. Absolute
- Self-evident, adj. Evident to one's self and to nobody else. Evident
- You don't have to be stupid to be a Christian, ... but it probably helps. Christian
- Miss, n. A title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate they are in the market. Miss, Misses (Mrs.) and Mister (Mr.) are the… Abbreviated
- Opportunity: A favorable occasion for grasping a disappointment. Disappointment
- Patriotism, n. Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious to illuminate his name. In Dr. Johnson's famous dictionary patriotism is defined as… All
- Inhumanity, n. One of the signal and characteristic qualities of humanity. Characteristic