Aphorism, n. Predigested wisdom.

The covers of this book are too far apart.

Quotation, n: The act of repeating erroneously the words of another.

Religion, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable.

Sweater, n. Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.

All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher.

Egotist, n. A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me.

Faith, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

Pray, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy.