Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

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Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly...

ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well...

ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well...

Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is...

Witticism. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted and seldom noted; what the Philistine is...

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.

MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government.

MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government.

Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.

Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...

I never said all Democrats were saloonkeepers. What I said was that all saloonkeepers are...

There are 4 kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

There are 4 kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.

Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon...

Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon...

LOSS, n. Privation of that which we had, or had not. Thus, in the latter...

LOSS, n. Privation of that which we had, or had not. Thus, in the latter...

RASH, adj. Insensible to the value of our advice.

RASH, adj. Insensible to the value of our advice.

SAFETY-CLUTCH, n. A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall of an elevator, or...

SAFETY-CLUTCH, n. A mechanical device acting automatically to prevent the fall of an elevator, or...

Doubt begins only at the last frontiers of what is possible.

Doubt begins only at the last frontiers of what is possible.

Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they...

Cynic, n: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they...

SCRIPTURES, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and...

SCRIPTURES, n. The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and...

FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage...

FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage...

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...

Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.

Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.

Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

Bore, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.

Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of.

Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of.