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

General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring them into collision with the enemy.

The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable Christian forebearance among men.

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

TZETZE (or TSETSE) FLY, n. An African insect ("Glossina morsitans") whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients prefer that of the American novelist ("Mendax interminabilis").

Fidelity - a virtue peculiar to those who are about to be betrayed.

Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for.