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Particularly Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.
- Incompatibility. In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination.
- EVANGELIST, n. A bearer of good tidings, particularly (in a religious sense) such as assure us of our own salvation and the damnation of our…
- INCOMPATIBILITY, n. In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination. Incompatibility may, however, consist of a meek-eyed matron living just around the…
- LEAD, n. A heavy blue-gray metal much used in giving stability to light lovers - particularly to those who love not wisely but other men's…
- PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great official. The residence of a high dignitary of the Christian Church is called…
- NIRVANA- In the Buddhist religion, a state of pleasurable annihilation awarded to the wise, particularly to those wise enough to understand it.
- LORE, n. Learning --particularly that sort which is not derived from a regular course of instruction but comes of the reading of occult books, or…
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- Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own. — Ambrose Bierce
- Incompatibility. In matrimony a similarity of tastes, particularly the taste for domination. — Ambrose Bierce