Behavior, n. Conduct, as determined, not by principle, but by breeding.
Ambrose Bierce Quotes
Beg, v. To ask for something with an earnestness proportioned to the belief that it will not be given.
Beggar, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.
Abstainer: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.
Dawn, n.: The time when men of reason go to bed.
Beauty, n. That power by which a woman charms a lover and terrifies a husband.
Monday, n.: In Christian countries, the day after the baseball game.
Respectability, n. The offspring of a “liaison” between a bald head and a bank account.
Suffrage, n. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty) means, as commonly interpreted, the right to vote for the man of another man’s choice, and is highly prized.
Infancy, n. The period of our lives when, according to Wordsworth, “Heaven lies about us.” The world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.
