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PREFERENCE, n. A sentiment, or frame of mind, induced by the erroneous belief that one thing is better than another.

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OVATION, n. n ancient Rome, a definite, formal pageant in honor of one who had been disserviceable to the enemies of the nation. A lesser "triumph."

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Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.

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The natural equipment to accomplish some small part of the meaner ambitions distinguishing able men from dead ones. In the last analysis ability is commonly found to consist mainly in a high degree of solemnity.

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FICKLENESS, n. The iterated satiety of an enterprising affection.

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RASCALITY, n. Stupidity militant. The activity of a clouded intellect.

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Doubt is the father of invention.

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IMAGINATION, n. A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.

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Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.

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SYLLOGISM, n. A logical formula consisting of a major and a minor assumption and an inconsequent.

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Censor, n. An officer of certain governments, employed to supress the works of genius. Among the Romans the censor was an inspector of public morals, but the public morals of modern nations will not bear inspection.

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A comely female inhabiting the Mohammedan Paradise to make things cheery for the good Mussulman, whose belief in her existence marks a noble discontent with his earthly spouse, whom he denies a soul.

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KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland.

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The most offensive egotist is he that fears to say "I" and "me." "It will probably rain" - that is dogmatic. "I think it will rain" - that is natural and modest. Montaigne is the most delightful of essayists because so great is his humility that he does not think it important that we see not Montaigne. He so forgets himself that he employs no artifice to make us forget him.

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The sum of religion, says Pythagoras, is to be like him thou worshipest. Had Pythagoras lived in our day he would have seen his mistake. The sum of modern religion is to make him thou worshipest like unto thyself.

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Dictionary: a malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic

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Self-denial is indulgence of a propensity to forego.

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Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh.

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Don't steal; thou'lt never thus compete successfully in business. Cheat.

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POSITIVISM- A philosophy that denies our knowledge of the Real and affirms our ignorance of the Apparent. Its longest exponent is Comte, its broadest Mill and its thickest Spencer.

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