An Alibi is no easy thing — the innocent can’t account for their whereabouts nearly as well as the guilty.

An Alibi is a reason with a bad reputation.

An Alibi is the proof that you did do what you didn't do so that others will think you didn't do what you did.

An Alibi is first cousin to an excuse, and they're both mighty poor relations.

An Argument is not won by being argumentative — A fire is not extinguished by fire.

Argument is like an arrow from a cross-bow, which has equal force though shot by a child.

Argument is like an arrow from a cross-bow, which has great force though shot by a child.

The Argument is a detestible thing — They are always vulgar, and often convincing.

A Boat is an item that brings only two moments of happiness: on the day you buy it and on the day you sell it.

A Boat is a huge burden to own and maintain — the two happiest days in a boat owner's life is the day he gets the boat and the day he sells it.

The Boat is symbolically the cradle rediscovered (and the mother’s womb).

A Boat is a hole in the water into which one throws money.