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Consists Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- READING, n. The general body of what one reads. In our country it consists, as a rule, of Indiana novels, short stories in "dialect" and…
- PHRENOLOGY, n. The science of picking the pocket through the scalp. It consists in locating and exploiting the organ that one is a dupe with.
- QUORUM, n. A sufficient number of members of a deliberative body to have their own way and their own way of having it. In the…
- MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility…
- READING, n. The general body of what one reads. In our country it consists, as a rule, of Indiana novels, short stories in dialect and…
- PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method (according to Mimbleshaw's classification) of obtaining money by false pretences. It consists in reading character in the wrinkles made by…
More Consists Quotes
- The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. — Aristotle
- Reality simply consists of different points of view. — Margaret Atwood
- Blessedness consists in the accomplishment of our desires, and in our having only regular desires. — Saint Augustine
- Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced… — Mikhail Bakunin
- The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized them as… — Mikhail Bakunin
- Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. — Henry Adams
- The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries. — John Adams
- The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt. — Konrad Adenauer
- The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions. — Sarah Bernhardt
- Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other. That's why… — Mortimer Adler
- Death consists, indeed, in a repeated process of unrobing, or unsheathing. The immortal part of man shakes off from itself, one after… — Annie Besant
- Tact is the discrimination of differences. It consists in conscious deviations. — Theodor Adorno