Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial; but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.

Genius - to know without having learned; to draw just conclusions from unknown premises; to discern the soul of things.

An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation of the human mind and has a fair prospect of existing with increasing activity to the end of time.

Birth: The first and direst of all disasters.

REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words, the tactics of the North American Indian.

HOMILETICS, n. The science of adapting sermons to the spiritual needs, capacities and conditions of the congregation.