POSITIVISM- A philosophy that denies our knowledge of the Real and affirms our ignorance of the Apparent. Its longest exponent is Comte, its broadest Mill and its thickest Spencer.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

International arbitration may be defined as the substitution of many burning questions for a smoldering one

Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless as the grave, blind as a stone, and irrational as a headless hen.

KISS, n. A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for "bliss." It is supposed to signify, in a general way, some kind of rite or ceremony appertaining to a good understanding; but the manner of its performance is unknown to this lexicographer.

PRE-EXISTENCE, n. An unnoted factor in creation.

BEGGAR, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.