VIRTUES, n.pl. Certain abstentions.

Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo.

OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as an "old man". Discredited by lapse of time and offensive to the popular taste, as an "old" book.

GENEROUS, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest.

A man is the sum of his ancestors; to reform him you must begin with a dead ape and work downward through a million graves.

Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.

While your friend holds you affectionately by both your hands, you are safe, for you can watch both his.