Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1891 — Definitions by the f Cynic. [ARTICLE]

Definitions by the f Cynic.

Cynicism—The effort of experience. Justice —Tnat which the other man obtains. Life —The penalty paid for the crime of birth. Law —The science of getting the better of your -neighbor. Literature—The obstacle to the acquirement of wealth. Fun—A means of deliberately inducing temporary idiocy. Education —A medium for the ac-. quirements of miserv. Philosopher —An indolent critic of other people’s activity. Trust —The machinery for the manufacture of millionaires. Genius— That which is often spoken of and rarely encountered. Religion —A good thing for ministers, nonegenarians and infants.