Darling: the popular form of address used in speaking to a member of the opposite sex whose name you cannot at the moment remember.

Gather kittens while you may, Time brings only sorrow; And the kittens of today; Will be old cats tomorrow.

The Elf and the Dormouse UNDER a toadstool crept a wee Elf, Out of the rain to shelter himself. Under the toadstool, sound asleep, Sat a big Dormouse all in a heap. Trembled the wee Elf, frightened and yet Fearing to fly away lest he get wet. To the next shelter-maybe a mile! Sudden the wee Elf smiled a wee smile. Tugged till the toadstool toppled in two. Holding it over him, gaily he flew. Soon he was safe home, dry as could be. Soon woke the Dormouse-"Good gracious me!" "Where is my toadstool?" loud he lamented. -And that's how umbrellas first were invented.

Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it.

Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.

A pest is a person who can talk like an encyclopedia, and does.

A man is known by the silence he keeps.