COMMENDATION n. The tribute that we pay to achievements that resembles but do not equal our own.

WASHINGTONIAN, n. A Potomac tribesman who exchanged the privilege of governing himself for the advantage of good government. In justice to him it should be said that he did not want to.

A rabbit's foot may bring good luck to you, but it brought none to the rabbit.

April fool, n. The March fool with another month added to his folly.

UNIVERSALIST, n. One who forgoes the advantage of a Hell for persons of another faith.

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.

Liberty: One of Imagination's most precious possessions.