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Letter "A" » Ambrose Bierce Quotes
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«CORSAIR, n. A politician of the seas.»
«While your friend holds you affectionately by both your hands, you are safe, for you can watch both his.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| About:
Affection,
Friendship
| Keywords:
affectionately, holds
«Life. A spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.»
«Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| About:
Immortality
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allowed, apply, contend, contended, contends, cry for, dispute, eternally, immortality, knees, toy, To Die For
«NOISE, n. A stench in the ear. Undomesticated music. The chief product and authenticating sign of civilization.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
ear, noise, stench, stenches, The Chief, The Ear, undomesticated
«MONKEY, n. An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical trees.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
arboreal, genealogical, home in, monkey
«Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
meekness, planning, revenge, uncommon
«Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
animals, chiefly, fork, forked, forks, instrument, putting
«Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| About:
Perseverance
| Keywords:
achieves, inglorious, lowliest, perseverance, whereby
«Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man - who has no gills.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
(Editor, Journalist, Writer)
| Keywords:
Body of, body of water, gill, occupying, ocean, thirds, Third World, two-thirds
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