Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.
UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.
Peace in international affairs: a period of cheating between periods of fighting
A penny saved is a penny to squander.
Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
Rome has seven sacraments, but the Protestant churches, being less prosperous, feel that they can afford only two, and these of inferior sanctity.