Brain: an apparatus with which we think we think.
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Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking.
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PRESIDE, v. To guide the action of a deliberative body to a desirable result. In Journalese, to perform upon a musical instrument as, 'He presided at the piccolo.'
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TENACITY, n. 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.
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JUSTICE, n. A commodity which is a more or less adulterated condition the State sells to the citizen as a reward for his allegiance, taxes and personal service.
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Patience, n. A minor form of dispair, disguised as a virtue.
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