Occident: The part of the world lying west (or east) of the Orient. It is largely inhabited by Christians, a powerful subtribe of the Hypocrites, whose principal industries are murder and cheating, which they are pleased to call war and commerce. These, also, are the principal industries of the Orient.

REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.

Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey.

Introduction - a social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies.

Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

LECTURER, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience.

CONSOLATION, n. The knowledge that a better man is more unfortunate than yourself.