Sacrilege
It is sacrilege to cut down a tree.
Letter S
Spinach
Acts on your stomach like a broom. Never forget to repeat M. Prudhomme's famous remark: "I don't like it and am glad of it, because if I liked it I would eat it—and I can't stand it." (Some people will find this sensible enough and won't laugh.)
More from Letter S
Safes
The combination is really very easy to outwit.
St. Bartholomew
Old wives' tale.
Sainte-Beuve
Ate nothing but delicatessen on Good Friday.
St. Helena
Island famous for its rock.
Salon
To write up the Salon is a good beginning in literature; it allows a man to cut a figure.