Nature's fortuitous manifestation of her purposeless objectionableness.

Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.

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

PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into politics and finance, and the place is now used as a lecture hall by the Audible Reformer.

Abnormal, adj. Not conforming to standard. In matters of thought and conduct, to be independent is to be abnormal, to be abnormal is to be detested.

Human nature is pretty well balanced; for every lacking virtue there is a rough substitute that will serve at a pinch--as cunning is the wisdom of the unwise, and ferocity the courage of the coward.

Self-evident, adj. Evident to one's self and to nobody else.