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

MONARCH, n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects have had occasion to learn.

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

Condole - to show that bereavement is a smaller evil than sympathy.

NIHILIST, n. A Russian who denies the existence of anything but Tolstoi. The leader of the school is Tolstoi.

You are not permitted to kill a woman who has wronged you, but nothing forbids you to reflect that she is growing older every minute.

RECONCILIATION, n. A suspension of hostilities. An armed truce for the purpose of digging up the dead.