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"Pray v: to ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy."
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"Edible - good to eat and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm."
Man

"Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others."
Conservative

"Eloquence, n. The art of orally persuading fools that white is the color that it appears to be. It includes the gift of making any color appear white."
Art

"Abscond - to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another."
Crime

"The small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify we give the name of knowledge."
Knowledge

"A man is known by the company he organizes."
Influence

"The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations."
History

"Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art."
Art

"Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly."
Family
