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Fly Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- A hollow edifice erected for the habitation of man, rat, mouse, beetle, cockroach, fly, mosquito, flea, bacillus, and microbe.
- ZOOLOGY, n. The science and history of the animal kingdom, including its king, the House Fly ("Musca maledicta"). The father of Zoology was Aristotle, as…
- OSTRICH, n. A large bird to which (for its sins, doubtless) nature has denied that hinder toe . . . . The absence of a…
- TZETZE (or TSETSE) FLY, n. An African insect ("Glossina morsitans") whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients…
- FUNERAL, n. A pageant whereby we attest our respect for the dead by enriching the undertaker, and strengthen our grief by an expenditure that deepens…
- YOUTH, n. The Period of Possibility, when Archimedes finds a fulcrum, Cassandra has a following and seven cities compete for the honor of endowing a…
- DOG, n. A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship. This Divine Being in some…
More Fly Quotes
- I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit… — Alexis Arguello
- Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway. — Mary Kay Ash
- None of God's Creatures absolutely consider'd are in their own Nature Contemptible; the meanest Fly, the poorest Insect has its Use and… — Mary Astell
- What springs from earth dissolves to earth again, and heaven-born things fly to their native seat. — Marcus Aurelius
- I could sell used battery acid and make it fly. — Dan Aykroyd
- Imagination is the highest kite one can fly. — Lauren Bacall
- Don't believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding, find out what you already… — Richard Bach
- A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly. — Kevin Bacon
- I deliberately fly in and out of LA for as small a time as humanly possible. — Eric Bana
- I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. — Douglas Adams
- In order to fly, all one must do is simply miss the ground. — Douglas Adams
- Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never… — Francis Beaumont