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MAMMON, n. The god of the world's leading religion. The chief temple is in the holy city of New York.
JOSS-STICKS- Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.
Road, n. A strip of land along which one may pass from where it is too tiresome to be to where it is futile to go.
Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.
TRUCE, n. Friendship.
Twice – Once too often.
When you doubt, abstain.
The wife, or bitter half.
hybrid, n. A pooled issue.
Woman absent is woman dead.
alone, adj. In bad company.
Noise: a stench in the ear.
Least said is soon disavowed.
Die: To stop sinning suddenly.
Habit: A shackle for the free.
When in Rome, do as Rome does.
NOVEL, n. A short story padded.
NON-COMBATANT, n. A dead Quaker.
He laughs best who laughs least.
APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom.
A lottery is a tax on stupidity.
Rhubarb: essence of stomach ache.
Doubt is the father of invention.
actually, adv. Perhaps; possibly.
Historian - a broad-gauge gossip.
Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo.
Advice, the smallest current coin.
Hurry n: The dispatch of bunglers.
FROG, n. A reptile with edible legs
Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
VIRTUES, n.pl. Certain abstentions.
TRUTHFUL, adj. Dumb and illiterate.
Fear has no brains; it is an idiot.
Example is better than following it.
INDISCRETION, n. The guilt of woman.
art, n. This word has no definition.
adore, v.t. To venerate expectantly.
REASON, n. Propensitate of prejudice.
repose, v.i. To cease from troubling.
applause, n. The echo of a platitude.
A penny saved is a penny to squander.
CAVILER, n. A critic of our own work.
aim, n. The task we set our wishes to.
ADAGE, n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth.
MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government.
COMPULSION, n. The eloquence of power.
Famous, adj.: Conspicuously miserable.
self-esteem, n. An erroneous appraisal.
War: A by-product of the arts of peace.
STORY, n. A narrative, commonly untrue.
