Women in love are less ashamed than men. They have less to be ashamed of.

Bride: A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.

Alligator: The crocodile of America, superior in every detail to the crocodile of the effete monarchies of the Old World.

Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.

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

The poor man's price of admittance to the favor of the rich is his self-respect.

To seek a justification for a decision already made.