REFLECTION, n. An action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.

ORATORY, n. A conspiracy between speech and action to cheat the understanding. A tyranny tempered by stenography.

ACCOUNTABILITY, n. The mother of caution."My accountability, bear in mind," Said the Grand Vizier: "Yes, yes," Said the Shah: "I do --'tis the only kind Of ability you possess." --Joram Tate

Curiosity, n. An objectionable quality of the female mind. The desire to know whether or not a woman is cursed with curiosity is one of the most active and insatiable passions of the masculine soul.

No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings.

How can we know ourselves? Never by reflection, but only through action. Begin at once to do your duty and immediately you will know what is inside you.