Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.

DELUGE, n. A notable first experiment in baptism which washed away the sins (and sinners) of the world.

Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.

SYCOPHANT- One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor.

When you doubt, abstain.

WAR, n. A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity.

REPENTANCE, n. The faithful attendant and follower of Punishment. It is usually manifest in a degree of reformation that is not inconsistent with continuity of sin.