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Anonymity (n.) is often a ruse. An anonymous gift is a donation by someone who hopes everyone will find out without his telling them.
An Anonymous gift (n.) is a donation by someone who hopes everyone will find out without his telling them.
A Committee (n.) is able to get things done only if just one person shows up.
A Conviction (n.) is that commendable quality in ourselves which we call bull-headedness in others.
Efficiency (n.) is paradoxical. In the American home, there are more time-saving devices and less leisure than ever before.
An Executive (n.) hires others to do what he is hired to do.
Faith (n.) is possessed by none more than by he who plays a slot machine.
Gambling (n.) is a deeply superstitious activity. No one has more faith than the person who plays a slot machine.
A Gentleman (n.) is polite even when he isn't asking favors.
Gossip (n.) is not to be taken overly serious. Criticism of one's neighbor is not criticism, but gossip.