"_He that runs fastest gets most ground._"--Not exactly; for then footmen would get more than their masters. "_He runs far who never turns._"--"Not quite: he may break his neck in a short course. "_No man can call again yesterday._"--Yes, he may _call_ till his heart ache, though it may never come. "_He that goes softly goes safely._"--Not among thieves. "_Nothing hurts the stomach more than surfeiting._"--Yes; _lack_ of meat. "_Nothing is hard to a willing mind._"--Surely; for every body is willing to get money, but to many it is hard. "_None so blind as those that will not see._"--Yes; those who _can not_ see. "_Nothing but what is good for something._"--"Nothing" isn't good for _any_ thing. "_Nothing but what has an end._"--A ring hath no end; for it is round. "_Money is a great comfort._"--But not when it brings a thief to the State Prison. "_The world is a long journey._"--Not always; for the sun goes over it every day. "_It is a great way to the bottom of the sea._"--Not at all; it is merely "a stone's throw." "_A friend is best found in adversity._"--"No, sir;" for then there are none to be found. "_The pride of the rich makes the labor of the poor._"--By no manner of means. The labor of the poor makes the pride of the rich. * * * * * The following lines, accompanying a trifling present, are not an unworthy model for those who wish to say a kind word in the most felicitous way: "Not want of heart, but want of art Hath made my gift so small; Then, loving heart, take hearty love, To make amends for all. Take gift with heart, and heart with gift, Let will supply my want; For willing heart, nor hearty will, Nor is, nor shall be scant." Please to observe how adroitly an unforced play upon words is embodied in these eight lines. * * * * * There is "more truth than poetry" in the subjoined _Extract from a Modern Dictionary._ _The Grave._--An ugly hole in the ground, which lovers and poets very often wish they were in, but at the same time take precious good care to keep out of. _Constable._--A species of snapping-turtle. _Modesty._--A beautiful flower, that flourishes only in secret places. _Lawyer._--A learned gentleman who rescues your estate from the hands of your opponent, and keeps it himself. _"My Dear."_--An expression used by man and wife at the commencement of a quarrel. _"Joining Hands" in Matrimony._--A custom arising from the practice of pugilists shaking hands before they begin to fight. _"Watchman."_--A man employed by the corporation to sleep in the open air. _Laughter._--A singular contortion of the human countenance, when a friend, on a rainy day, suddenly claims his umbrella. _Dentist._--A person who finds work for his own teeth by taking out those of other people. * * * * *