Faith, n.: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
Scriptures, n.: The sacred books of our holy religion, as distinguished from the false and profane writings on which all other faiths are based.
Forgetfulness. A gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.
Debt, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slavedriver.
