Doubt is the father of invention.

Christians and camels receive their burdens kneeling.

ARENA, n. In politics, an imaginary rat-pit in which the statesman wrestles with his record.

TZETZE (or TSETSE) FLY, n. An African insect ("Glossina morsitans") whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients prefer that of the American novelist ("Mendax interminabilis").

Here's to woman! Would that we could fold into her arms without falling into her hands.

Children who have proven themselves to be incorrigible by the age of twelve should be quickly and quietly beheaded, lest they grow to maturity, marry, and perpetuate the likeness of their being.

A popular writer writes about what people think. A wise writer offers them something to think about.