Doubt is the father of invention.

PITIFUL, adj. The state of an enemy or opponent after an imaginary encounter with oneself.

MOUTH, n. In man, the gateway to the soul; in woman, the outlet of the heart.

In each human heart are a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity.

RAREBIT n. A Welsh rabbit, in the speech of the humorless, who point out that it is not a rabbit. To whom it may be solemnly explained that the comestible known as toad-in-a-hole is really not a toad, and that riz-de-veau à la financière is not the smile of a calf prepared after the recipe of a she banker.

VIRTUES, n.pl. Certain abstentions.

TENACITY, n. A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains its highest development in the hand of authority and is considered a serviceable equipment for a career in politics.