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Ambrose Bierce Quotes - Page 22

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REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.

REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.

Learning, Popular Vote, Law

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.195, University of Georgia Press

The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of remarkable Christian forbearance among men - were it not for a mawkish humanitarianism, coupled with imperfect digestive powers, we should devour our young, as Nature intended.

Christian, Men, Boys

"Ambrose Bierce: A Biography". Book by Richard O'Connor, 1968.

Hope is an explorer who surveys the country ahead. That is why we know so much about the Hereafter and so little about the Heretofore.

Hope, Country, Littles

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)”, p.1211, Delphi Classics

I believe we shall come to care about people less and less. The more people one knows the easier it becomes to replace them. It's one of the curses of London.

Believe, People, Care

Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.

Spring, Tree, Leaving

Ambrose Bierce (2011). “Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs: The Devil's Dictionary, Tales, and Memoirs”, p.565, Library of America

Immoral: Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes to be considered wrong, wicked, immoral. If mans notions of right and wrong have any other basis than this of expediency; if they originated, or could have originated, in any other way; if actions have in themselves a moral character apart from and nowise dependent on, their consequences-then all philosophy is a lie and reason a disorder of the mind.

Running, Lying, Philosophy

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.98, 谷月社

Inexpedient: Not calculated to advance one's interests.

Nihilism, Interest

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.105, 谷月社

Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.

Weather, Kind, Barometer

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.23, University of Georgia Press

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, and the right to make that of another miserable by thrusting upon him an incalculable quantity of acquaintances; liberty, particularly the liberty to introduce persons to one another without first ascertaining if they are not already acquainted as enemies; and the pursuit of another's happiness with a running pack of strangers.

Running, Men, Rights

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.115, 谷月社

RUSSIAN, n. A person with a Caucasian body and a Mongolian soul. A Tartar Emetic.

Soul, Body, Caucasian

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.192, 谷月社

Age - That period of life in which we compound for the vices that remain by reviling those we have no longer the vigor to commit.

Life, Time, Age

Ambrose Bierce (1906). “The Cynic's Word Book”, p.14, Lulu.com

Advice: The suggestions you give someone else which you hope will work for your benefit.

Giving, Advice, Suggestions

WIDOW, n. A pathetic figure that the Christian world has agreed to take humorously, although Christ's tenderness towards widows was one of the most marked features of his character.

Christian, Character, Widows

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)”, p.2540, Delphi Classics

art, n. This word has no definition.

Art, Definitions

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.14, 谷月社

Wisdom is known only by contrasting it with folly; by shadow only we perceive that all visible objects are not flat. Yet Philanthropos would abolish evil!

Evil, Shadow, Flats

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)”, p.1221, Delphi Classics

Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.

Foxes, Weak, Tact

Ambrose Bierce (2015). “A Cynic Looks at Life”, p.38, Sheba Blake Publishing

Inhumanity, n. One of the signal and characteristic qualities of humanity.

Humanity, Quality, Characteristics

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.130, University of Georgia Press

REDRESS, n. Reparation without satisfaction.

Satisfaction, Redress, Reparations

Ambrose Bierce (2004). “The Devil's Dictionaries: The Best of the Devil's Dictionary and the American Heretic's Dictionary”, p.40, See Sharp Press

While you have a future do not live too much in contemplation of your past: unless you are content to walk backward the mirror is a poor guide.

Past, Mirrors, Too Much

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)”, p.1221, Delphi Classics

ORTHOGRAPHY, n. The science of spelling by the eye instead of the ear.

Eye, Science, Ears

Ambrose Bierce (1996). “Poems of Ambrose Bierce”, p.75, U of Nebraska Press

FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs that one sees and vacant lots in London

Rags, Troops, Purpose

Ambrose Bierce (1973). “The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce”, Ayer Company Pub

HOMILETICS, n. The science of adapting sermons to the spiritual needs, capacities and conditions of the congregation.

Spiritual, Science, Needs

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.91, 谷月社

General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring them into collision with the enemy.

Funny, Military, Enemy

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.229, 谷月社

PENITENT, adj. Undergoing or awaiting punishment.

Punishment

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)”, p.2478, Delphi Classics

NOVEL, n. A short story padded.

Stories, Literature, Novel

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.151, 谷月社

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