PLATITUDE, n. The fundamental element and special glory of popular literature. A thought that snores in words that smoke. All that is mortal of a departed truth. A jelly-fish withering on the shore of the sea of thought. A desiccated epigram.

PRICE, n. Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of conscience in demanding it.

Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

MONAD, n. The ultimate, indivisible unit of matter (see Molecule). The monad has body without bulk, and mind without manifestation - containing all the powers and possibilities needful to his evolution into a German philosopher . .

Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.

It has been observed that one's nose is never so happy as when thrust into the affairs of others from which some physiologists have drawn the inference that the nose is devoid of the sense of smell.

ANTIPATHY, n. The sentiment inspired by one's friend's friend.