What robe is that which you cannot weave, you cannot buy, no one can sell, needs no washing, and lasts forever? Robe of Righteousness.
How do we know the nightingales are sports? Because they have a high time after dark.
When is water most likely to escape? When it is only half-tide.
What is always behind time? The back of a clock.
What medicine is a cross dog fond of? Bark and wine (whine).
What is the difference between perseverance and obstinancy? One is a strong will and the other is a strong won’t.
Unable to think, unable to speak, yet tells the truth to all the world? A true balance, or pair of scales.
What country does a crying baby sigh for? More-rock-oh, or Lapland.
Why is a coat worn by a weather-beaten tramp like a man with insomnia? Because it has not had a nap in ten years.
Why are spiders good correspondents? Because they drop a line by every post and at every house.