Famous Quotes
959 Quotations with Having.
- 61. Ambrose Bierce: BAPTISM, n. A sacred rite of such efficacy that he who finds himself in heaven w ...
- 62. Ambrose Bierce: BAROMETER, n. An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather we ar ...
- 63. Ambrose Bierce: BASILISK, n. The cockatrice. A sort of serpent hatched form the egg of a cock. T ...
- 64. Ambrose Bierce: BEARD, n. The hair that is commonly cut off by those who justly execrate the abs ...
- 65. Ambrose Bierce: BONDSMAN, n. A fool who, having property of his own, undertakes to become respon ...
- 66. Ambrose Bierce: CONNOISSEUR, n. A specialist who knows everything about something and nothing ab ...
- 67. Ambrose Bierce: CONSUL, n. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure and office ...
- 68. Ambrose Bierce: CROSS, n. An ancient religious symbol erroneously supposed to owe its significan ...
- 69. Ambrose Bierce: DULLARD, n. A member of the reigning dynasty in letters and life. The Dullards c ...
- 70. Ambrose Bierce: ELECTRICITY, n. The power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caus ...
- 71. Ambrose Bierce: EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wish ...
- 72. Ambrose Bierce: FRIENDLESS, adj. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to u ...
- 73. Ambrose Bierce: FROG, n. A reptile with edible legs. The first mention of frogs in profane liter ...
- 74. Ambrose Bierce: GARGOYLE, n. A rain-spout projecting from the eaves of mediaeval buildings, comm ...
- 75. Ambrose Bierce: GNOME, n. In North-European mythology, a dwarfish imp inhabiting the interior pa ...
- 76. Ambrose Bierce: GRAVITATION, n. The tendency of all bodies to approach one another with a streng ...
- 77. Ambrose Bierce: HANGMAN, n. An officer of the law charged with duties of the highest dignity and ...
- 78. Ambrose Bierce: HOMILETICS, n. The science of adapting sermons to the spiritual needs, capacitie ...
- 79. Ambrose Bierce: HOUSELESS, adj. Having paid all taxes on household goods.
- 80. Ambrose Bierce: HUSBAND, n. One who, having dined, is charged with the care of the plate.