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Imaginary Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic.
- MATERIAL, adj. Having an actual existence, as distinguished from an imaginary one. Important.
- Boundary, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of another.
- HOMOEOPATHY, n. A school of medicine midway between Allopathy and Christian Science. To the last both the others are distinctly inferior, for Christian Science will…
- ARENA, n. In politics, an imaginary rat-pit in which the statesman wrestles with his record.
- PERFECTION, n. An imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic. The editor of…
- Perfection is an imaginary state of quality distinguished from the actual by an element known as excellence; an attribute of the critic.
More Imaginary Quotes
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- It is not right to associate the fight against international terrorist networks with an imaginary crusade against Islam. — Omar Bongo
- It is living and ceasing to live that are imaginary solutions. Existence is elsewhere. — Andre Breton
- Can you imagine Simon as a kid? His imaginary friends probably never wanted to play with him. — Paula Abdul
- Imaginary pains are by far the most real we suffer, since we feel a constant need for them and invent them because… — Emile M. Cioran
- A politician normally prospers under democracy in proportion ... as he excels in the invention of imaginary perils and imaginary defenses against… — H. L. Mencken
- You can not retain a true and clear vision of wealth if you are constantly turning your attention to opposing pictures, whether… — Wallace D. Wattles
- While we allow the inhabitants of imaginary remote corners the authenticity of savages or sufferers, we rarely suppose them to possess the… — Eva Hoffman
- Weary with toil, I haste me to my bed The dear repose for limbs with travel tired; But then begins a journey… — William Shakespeare
- Proofs are the last thing looked for by a truly religious mind which feels the imaginary fitness of its faith. — George Santayana
- The bulk of the world's knowledge is an imaginary construction. — Helen Keller
- A sanctity hangs about the sources of our being, whether physical, social, or imaginary. — George Santayana