Long human words (the longer the better) were easy, unmistakable, and rarely changed their meanings . . . but short words were slippery, unpredictable, changing their meanings without any pattern.
Another ingredient in a happy marriage: Budget the luxuries first!
He's an honest politician--he stays bought.
Never trust machinery more complicated than a knife and fork.
The greatest fallacy of democracy is that everyone's opinion is worth the same.
Only a sadistic scoundrel-or a fool-tells the bald truth on social occasions.