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

Dentist: a prestidigitator who, putting metal into your mouth, pulls coin out of your pocket.

Distance, n. The only thing that the rich are willing for the poor to call theirs and keep.

KING, n. A male person commonly known in America as a "crowned head," although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.

URBANITY, n. The kind of civility that urban observers ascribe to dwellers in all cities but New York. Its commonest expression is heard in the words, "I beg your pardon," and it is not consistent with disregard of the rights of others.

JESTER, n. An officer attached to the king's household to amuse the court by ludicrous actions and utterances . . . the king's own conduct and decrees [being] sufficiently ridiculous for the amusement not only of his court but of all mankind.

When among the graves of thy fellows, walk with circumspection; thine own is open at thy feet.