Why is a man digging a canoe like a boy whipped for making a noise? Because he hollows.
When are soldiers stronger than elephants? When they carry a fortress.
Why has a clock a bashful appearance? Because it always keeps its hands before its face.
Why is an adjective like a drunken man? Because it can’t stand alone.
Why did Marcus Curtius leap into the gulf at Rome? Because he thought it was a good opening for a young man.
Why is wine spoilt by being converted into negus? Because you make a mull of it.
Why is a baker like a judge in Chancery? Because he is Master of the Rolls.
Why is a bad epigram like a blunt pencil? Because it has no point.
Why is a humorous jest like a fowl? Because it contains a merry-thought.
Why is a schoolboy beginning to read like knowledge itself? Because he is learning.