MISCREANT, n. A person of the highest degree of unworth. Etymologically, the word means unbeliever, and its present signification may be regarded as theology's noblest contribution to the development of our language.

Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.

No country is so wild and difficult but men will make it a theater of war.

The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations.

PERIPATETIC, adj. Walking about. Relating to the philosophy of Aristotle, who, while expounding it, moved from place to place in order to avoid his pupil's objections. A needless precaution - they knew no more of the matter than he.

Curiosity, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or not a woman is cursed with curiosity is one of the most active and insatiable passions of the masculine soul.

Least said is soon disavowed.