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Sentiments Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
- I keep a conscience uncorrupted by religion, a judgment undimmed by politics and patriotism, a heart untainted by friendships and sentiments unsoured by animosities.
- MONOSYLLABIC, adj. Composed of words of one syllable . . . Commonly Saxon - that is to say, words of a barbarous people destitute of…
- HEART, n. Figuratively, this useful organ is said to be the seat of emotions and sentiments . . . . It is now known that…
- 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,…
- Accordion, n. An instrument in harmony with the sentiments of an assassin.
- LIVER, n. A large red organ thoughtfully provided by nature to be bilious with. The sentiments and emotions which every literary anatomist now knows to…
- 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…
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