MULTITUDE, n. A crowd; the source of political wisdom and virtue. In a republic, the object of the statesman's adoration.

PRICE, n. Value, plus a reasonable sum for the wear and tear of conscience in demanding it.

MARTYR, One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death.

KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland.

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

Logic: The art of thinking and reasoning in strict accordance with the limitations and incapacities of the human misunderstanding.

Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.