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Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce

American writer

Lived from: 1842 - 1914

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 24 june 1842 Died: 1 january 1914

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  • An optimist is a proponent of the doctrine that black is white.
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  • Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.
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  • Apologize: To lay the foundation for a future offense.
    The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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  • Appeal. In law, to put the dice into the box for another throw.
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  • Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.
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  • Ardor, n. The quality that distinguishes love without knowledge.
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  • Bacchus, n.: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk.
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  • Bacchus: A convenient deity invented by the ancients as an excuse for getting drunk.
    The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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  • Backbite. To ''speak of a man as you find him'' when he can't find you.
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  • Barometer, n.: An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.
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  • Barometer: an ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we are having.
    The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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  • Battle, n., A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would not yield to the tongue.
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  • Beauty. The power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
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  • Before undergoing a surgical operation, arrange your temporal affairs. You may live.
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  • Beggar: One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.
    The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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  • Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
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  • Bigot, one who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
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  • Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.
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  • Birth: The first and direst of all disasters.
    The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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  • Bore - a person who talks when you wish him to listen.
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