Turkey: A large bird whose flesh, when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude.

MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name them.

Theology is a thing of unreason altogether, an edifice of assumptions and dreams, a superstructure without a substructure

Eulogy. Praise of a person who has either the advantages of wealth and power, or the consideration to be dead.

Scribbler, n. A professional writer whose views are antagonistic to one's own.

The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.

TABLE D'HOTE, n. A caterer's thrifty concession to the universal passion for irresponsibility.