TEDIUM, n. Ennui, the state or condition of one that is bored. Many fanciful derivations of the word have been affirmed, but so high an authority as Father Jape says that it comes from a very obvious source --the first words of the ancient Latin hymn _Te Deum Laudamus_. In this apparently natural derivation there is something that saddens. |
TEETOTALER, n. One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably totally. |
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. |
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. |
TELESCOPE, n. A device having a relation to the eye similar to that of the telephone to the ear, enabling distant objects to plague us with a multitude of needless details. Luckily it is unprovided with a bell summoning us to the sacrifice. |
Tenacity is a certain quality of the human hand in its relation to the coin of the realm. It attains its highest development in the hand of authority and is considered a serviceable equipment for a career in politics. |
The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up. |
The covers of this book are too far apart. |
The covers of this book are too far apart. |
The fact that boys are allowed to exist at all is evidence of a remarkable Christian forbearance among men |
The future is that period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true, and our happiness is assured. |
The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling. |
The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff. |
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog |
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog |