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Sentiment Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- PREFERENCE, n. A sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the erroneous belief that one thing is better than another.
- ANTIPATHY, n. The sentiment inspired by one's friend's friend.
- PHILISTINE, n. One whose mind is the creature of its environment, following the fashion in thought, feeling and sentiment. He is sometimes learned, frequently prosperous,…
- HATRED, n. A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another's superiority.
- gratitude, n. A sentiment lying midway between a benefit received and a benefit expected.
- BABE or BABY, n. A misshapen creature of no particular age, sex, or condition, chiefly remarkable for the violence of the sympathies and antipathies it…
- BABE or BABY, n. A misshapen creature of no particular age, sex, or condition, chiefly remarkable for the violence of the sympathies and antipathies it…
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