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Ambrose Bierce Quotes - Page 20

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RESPIRATOR, n. An apparatus fitted over the nose and mouth of an inhabitant of London, whereby to filter the visible universe in its passage to the lungs.

RESPIRATOR, n. An apparatus fitted over the nose and mouth of an inhabitant of London, whereby to filter the visible universe in its passage to the lungs.

Filters, Noses, Mouths

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.183, 谷月社

ARENA, n. In politics, an imaginary rat-pit in which the statesman wrestles with his record.

Pits, Records, Politics

Ambrose Bierce (2004). “The Devil's Dictionaries: The Best of the Devil's Dictionary and the American Heretic's Dictionary”, p.20, See Sharp Press

PLEBEIAN, n. An ancient Roman who in the blood of his country stained nothing but his hands. Distinguished from the Patrician, who was a saturated solution.

Country, Blood, Hands

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.165, 谷月社

Appetite, n. An instinct thoughtfully implanted by Providence as a solution to the labor question.

Hunger, Instinct, Appetite

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.16, University of Georgia Press

A bad workman quarrels with the man who calls him that.

Men, He Man, Incompetence

Ambrose Bierce (2012). “The Devil's Dictionary”, p.114, Courier Corporation

Patriotism: The first resort of a scoundrel.

Patriotism, Firsts, Scoundrels

INJUSTICE, n. A burden which of all those that we load upon others and carry ourselves is lightest in the hands and heaviest upon the back.

Hands, Injustice, Burden

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.108, 谷月社

One of the greatest of poets, Coleridge was one of the wisest of men, and it was not for nothing that he read us this parable. Let us have a little less of "hands across the sea," and a little more of that elemental distrust that is the security of nations. War loves to come like a thief in the night; professions of eternal amity provide the night.

War, Night, Men

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.232, 谷月社

PREFERENCE, n. A sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the erroneous belief that one thing is better than another.

Time, Mind, Belief

Ambrose Bierce (2012). “The Devil's Dictionary”, p.97, Courier Corporation

RUIN, v. To destroy. Specifically, to destroy a maid's belief in the virtue of maids.

Maids, Ruins, Belief

Ambrose Bierce (2012). “The Devil's Dictionary”, p.110, Courier Corporation

Hope is desire and expectation rolled into one.

Hope, Expectations, Hopeful

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.92, 谷月社

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.

Racist, Literature, Opinion

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.22, 谷月社

ART, n. This word has no definition. Its origin is related by the ingenious Father Gassalasca Jape as "One day a wag - what would the wretch be at? Shifted a letter of the cipher RAT, And said it was a god's name! . . ."

Art, Father, Names

Ambrose Bierce (2011). “Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs”, p.575, Library of America

PITIFUL, adj. The state of an enemy or opponent after an imaginary encounter with oneself.

Enemy, Encounters, Opponents

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.165, 谷月社

Quill: An instrument of torture yielded by a goose and commonly weilded by as ass.

Art, Entertainment, Ass

Finance is the art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager

Art, Finance, Advantage

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.81, University of Georgia Press

TRICHINOSIS, n. The pig's reply to proponents of porcophagy.

Food, Pigs, Cooking

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.229, University of Georgia Press

NECTAR, n. A drink served at banquets of the Olympian deities. The secret of its preparation is lost, but the modern Kentuckians believe that they come pretty near to a knowledge of its chief ingredient.

Believe, Preparation, Secret

Ambrose Bierce (2012). “The Devil's Dictionary”, p.84, Courier Corporation

Erudition - dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull.

Book, Dust, Skulls

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.70, University of Georgia Press

Battle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.

Yield, Political, Battle

Cynic's Word Book (1906) p. 30

Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age.

Birthday, Errors, Light

Ambrose Bierce (1911). “The collected works”

Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him. In the code of military etiquette silence and fixity are forms of deference

Military, Silence, Form

Ambrose Bierce (2015). “Tales of Soldiers and Civilians”, p.11, Ambrose Bierce

Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.

Miserable, Fame

Ambrose Bierce (2009). “The Devil's Dictionary: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.95, ReadHowYouWant.com

Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

Inspirational, Faith, Atheist

The Devil's Dictionary

Brain, v. [as in "to brain"]: To rebuke bluntly, but not pointedly; to dispel a source of error in an opponent.

Errors, Brain, Opponents

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