CUNNING, n. The faculty that distinguishes a weak animal or person from a strong one. It brings its possessor much mental satisfaction and great material adversity. An Italian proverb says: "The furrier gets the skins of more foxes than asses."

Beauty, n: the power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.

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

Nature's fortuitous manifestation of her purposeless objectionableness.

Truth - An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance.

Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking.

Work: a dangerous disorder affecting high public functionaries who want to go fishing.