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There are only...

There are only...

There are only 3 pleasures in life pure and lasting, and they all are derived from inanimate things: books, pictures,...

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In the final...

In the final...

In the final analysis, style is art. And art is nothing more or less than various modes of stylized, dehumanized...

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One can never...

One can never...

One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay in kind somewhere else in life . . .

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It is easier...

It is easier...

It is easier to keep half a dozen lovers guessing than to keep one lover after he has stopped...

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To make a...

To make a...

To make a man perfectly happy tell him he works too hard, that he spends too much money, that he is misunderstood or...

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The theater. ....

The theater. ....

The theater. . . is not life in miniature, but life enormously magnified, life hideously...

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PATRON: One who...

PATRON: One who...

PATRON: One who countenances, supports or protects. Commonly a wretch who supports with insolence, and is paid with...

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Adultery is the...

Adultery is the...

Adultery is the application of democracy to love.

Source: A Book of Burlesques, in...

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Whenever you hear...

Whenever you hear...

Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for...

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The chief element...

The chief element...

The chief element in the art of statesmanship under modern conditions is the ability to elucidate the confused and...

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The safe way...

The safe way...

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.

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About the only...

About the only...

About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the...

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Look out for...

Look out for...

Look out for the people who allow you to do all the talking.

Source: In Webster's...

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Next to a...

Next to a...

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas...

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It seems that...

It seems that...

It seems that nothing ever gets to going good till there's a few resignations.

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Nobody works as...

Nobody works as...

Nobody works as hard for his money as the man who marries it.

Source: In Webster's...

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ADMONITION, n. Gentle...

ADMONITION, n. Gentle...

ADMONITION, n. Gentle reproof, as with a meat-axe. Friendly warning.

Source: The...

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ASS, n. A...

ASS, n. A...

ASS, n. A public singer with a good voice but no ear.

Source: The Devil's...

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COENOBITE, n. A...

COENOBITE, n. A...

COENOBITE, n. A man who piously shuts himself up to meditate upon the sin of wickedness; and to keep it fresh in his...

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CONTROVERSY, n. A...

CONTROVERSY, n. A...

CONTROVERSY, n. A battle in which spittle or ink replaces the injurious cannon-ball and the inconsiderate...

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