HUMORIST, n. A plague that would have softened down the hoar austerity of Pharaoh's heart and persuaded him to dismiss Israel with his best wishes, cat-quick.

Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.

NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending.

A man is the sum of his ancestors; to reform him you must begin with a dead ape and work downward through a million graves.

What is worth doing is worth the trouble of asking somebody to do it.

Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense.

Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.