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Certain Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms agains himself. He makes…
- Certain old men prefer to rise at dawn, taking a cold bath and a long walk with an empty stomach and otherwise mortifying the flesh.…
- A certain nervous disorder afflicting the young and inexperienced.
- Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.
- HURRICANE, n. An atmospheric demonstration once very common but now generally abandoned for the tornado and cyclone. The hurricane is still in popular use in…
- Pertaining to a certain order of architecture, otherwise known as Normal American. Most of the public buildings of the United States are of the Ramshackle…
- HOSPITALITY, n. The virtue which induces us to feed and lodge certain persons who are not in need of food and lodging.
- ARTLESSNESS, n. A certain engaging quality to which women attain by long study and severe practice upon the admiring male, who is pleased to fancy…
- JOSS-STICKS- Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.
- WEAKNESSES, n.pl. Certain primal powers of Tyrant Woman wherewith she holds dominion over the male of her species, binding him to the service of her…
- IGNORAMUS, n. A person unacquainted with certain kinds of knowledge familiar to yourself, and having certain other kinds that you know nothing about.
- UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.
- SARCOPHAGUS, n. Among the Greeks a coffin which being made of a certain kind of carnivorous stone, had the peculiar property of devouring the body…
- FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that…
- TENACITY, n. A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains its highest development in the…
- Censor, n. An officer of certain governments, employed to supress the works of genius. Among the Romans the censor was an inspector of public morals,…
- As records of courts and justice are admissible, it can easily be proved that powerful and malevolent magicians once existed and were a scourge to…
- VIRTUES, n.pl. Certain abstentions.
- Indigestion: A disease which the patient and his friends frequently mistake for deep religious conviction and concern for the salvation of mankind. As the simple…
- Tenacity is a certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains its highest development in the…
More Certain Quotes
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
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- Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is… — Richard Bach
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- It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the… — Teresa of Avila
- Jesus Christ was willing to admit every good man to the family of God. It is not the man who believes a… — Swami Vivekananda
- I think we can provide common-sense approaches to the issue of illegal guns that are ending up on the streets. We can… — Barack Obama