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Wit – the salt with which the American humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out.
Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.
Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope.
The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations.
History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.
Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
Irreligion – the principal one of the great faiths of the world.
Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.
Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.
Edible – good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.