BRAIN, n. An apparatus with which we think what we think. That which distinguishes the man who is content to _be_ something from the man who wishes to _do_ something. A man of great wealth, or one who has been…

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Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.

Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.

Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.

Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.

COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of...

COMMERCE, n. A kind of transaction in which A plunders from B the goods of...

Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of...

Trial. A formal inquiry designed to prove and put upon record the blameless characters of...

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored...

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored...

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not...

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not...

OPTIMISM, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything...

OPTIMISM, n. The doctrine, or belief, that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly, everything...

FORMA PAUPERIS. [Latin] In the character of a poor person --a method by which a...

FORMA PAUPERIS. [Latin] In the character of a poor person --a method by which a...

DOG, n. A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and...

DOG, n. A kind of additional or subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and...

LAOCOON, n. A famous piece of antique scripture representing a priest of that name and...

LAOCOON, n. A famous piece of antique scripture representing a priest of that name and...

OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment. By the kind of intelligence that sees in...

OUTCOME, n. A particular type of disappointment. By the kind of intelligence that sees in...

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not...

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not...

Curiosity, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or...

Curiosity, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or...

If this is a crush, then I don't know if I could take the real...

If this is a crush, then I don't know if I could take the real...

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.

Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice.

ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of...

ELEGY, n. A composition in verse, in which, without employing any of the methods of...

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.

Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.

Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.

Mormonism is the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ; of which I myself am not ashamed.

Mormonism is the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ; of which I myself am not ashamed.

A true servant of God will never teach a false doctrine. He will never deny...

A true servant of God will never teach a false doctrine. He will never deny...