Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.

Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.

You cannot adopt politics as a profession and remain honest.

PENITENT, adj. Undergoing or awaiting punishment.

Age is provident because the less future we have the more we fear it.

Mausoleum, n: the final and funniest folly of the rich.

EVANGELIST, n. A bearer of good tidings, particularly (in a religious sense) such as assure us of our own salvation and the damnation of our neighbors.