LOSS, n. Privation of that which we had, or had not. Thus, in the latter sense, it is said of a defeated candidate that he lost his election; and of that eminent man, the poet Gilder, that he has lost…

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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.

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Ambition. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while living and made ridiculous by...

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Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen.

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Ocean: A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -...

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

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Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.

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Advice is the smallest current coin.

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