In this world one must have a name; it prevents confusion, even when it does not establish identity. Some, though, are known by numbers, which also seem inadequate distinctions.

April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.

LEXICOGRAPHER, n. A pestilent fellow who, under the pretense of recording some particular stage in the development of a language, does what he can to arrest its growth, stiffen its flexibility and mechanize its methods.

A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents.

Labor is one of the processes by which A acquires property for B.

Cynicism is that blackguard defect of vision which compels us to see the world as it is, instead of as it should be.

Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone, and irrational as a headless hen.