Dawn: When men of reason go to bed.
Irreligion - the principal one of the great faiths of the world.
Responsibility n: A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God Fate Fortune Luck or one's neighbour. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.
Hope is desire and expectation rolled into one.
Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money.
Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery.
You don't have to be stupid to be a Christian, ... but it probably helps.
Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught.
Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is a blockhead.
Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.
Doubt, indulged and cherished, is in danger of becoming denial but if honest, and bent on thorough investigation, it may soon lead to full establishment of the truth.
Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.
Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
Ignoramus: a person unacquainted with certain kinds of knowledge familiar to yourself and having certain other kinds that you know nothing about.