APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom.

FREEBOOTER, n. A conqueror in a small way of business, whose annexations lack of the sanctifying merit of magnitude.

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

Woman absent is woman dead.

To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an advantage for a greater advantage.

Fork: An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead animals into the mouth.

Nothing is more logical than persecution. Religious tolerance is a kind of infidelity.