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Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.

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Age, with his eyes in the back of his head, thinks it wisdom to see the bogs through which he has floundered.

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EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect.

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DIAPHRAGM, n. A muscular partition separating disorders of the chest from disorders of the bowels.

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YESTERDAY, n. The infancy of youth, the youth of manhood, the entire past of age.

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HATRED, n. A sentiment appropriate to the occasion of another's superiority.

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OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as an "old man". Discredited by lapse of time and offensive to the popular taste, as an "old" book.

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PAST, n. That part of Eternity with some small fraction of which we have a slight and regrettable acquaintance... The Past is the Future of yesterday, the Future is the Past of to-morrow. They are one - the knowledge and the dream.

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Marriage, n: the state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress, and two slaves, making in all, two.

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ADAGE, n. Boned wisdom for weak teeth.

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Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.

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REFLECTION,n: An Action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter

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TENACITY, n. A certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains its highest development in the hand of authority and is considered a serviceable equipment for a career in politics.

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Revolution, n. In politics, an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.

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UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.

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CAVILER, n. A critic of our own work.

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