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Extinct Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- HARMONISTS, n. A sect of Protestants, now extinct, who came from Europe in the beginning of the last century and were distinguished for the bitterness…
- Salamander: Originally a reptile inhabiting fire; later, an anthropomorphous immortal, but still a pyrophile. Salamanders are now believed to be extinct, the last one of…
- 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.…
More Extinct Quotes
- The Celts were fearless warriors because they wish to inculcate this as one of their leading tenets, that souls do not become… — Julius Caesar
- What the fossil record does do is to force us to contemplate our place on the planet. We are but one species… — Louise Leakey
- I don't think we are going to become extinct. We're very clever and extremely resourceful - and we will find ways of… — David Attenborough
- Keep the faith, don't lose your perseverance and always trust your gut extinct. — Paula Abdul
- If man doesn't learn to treat the oceans and the rain forest with respect, man will become extinct. — Peter Benchley
- Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But… — Anton Chekhov
- The human race may well become extinct before the end of the century. Speaking as a mathematician, I should say the odds… — Bertrand Russell
- It is my land, my home, my father's land, to which I now ask to be allowed to return. I want to… — Geronimo