Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while. |
Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen. |
Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon. |
Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty) means, as commonly interpreted, the right to vote for the man of another man's choice, and is highly prized. |
Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain. |
Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves. |
Alliance - in international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pockets that they cannot separately plunder a third. |
Laziness. Unwarranted repose of manner in a person of low degree. |
Absurdity, n.: A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own opinion. |
Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue. |
War is God's way of teaching Americans geography. |
Prejudice - a vagrant opinion without visible means of support. |
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. |
Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. |
Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. |
To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense. |
Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another. |
I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are Democrats. |
Experience is a revelation in the light of which we renounce our errors of youth for those of age. |