PIG, n. An animal ("Porcus omnivorus") closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite, which, however, is inferior in scope, for it sticks at pig.

Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.

ACCOUNTABILITY, n. The mother of caution.

God alone knows the future, but only an historian can alter the past.

Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling.

PROJECTILE, n. The final arbiter in international disputes. With the growth of prudence in military affairs the projectile came more and more into favor, and is now held in high esteem by the most courageous.

ASS, n. A public singer with a good voice but no ear.