When in Rome, do as Rome does.

KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland.

APOTHECARY, n. The physician's accomplice, undertaker's benefactor and grave worm's provider

Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.

NEWTONIAN, Pertaining to a philosophy of the universe invented by Newton, who discovered that an apple will fall to the ground, but was unable to say why. His successors and disciples have advanced so far as to be able to say when.

REACH, n. The radius of action of the human hand. The area within which it is possible (and customary) to gratify directly the propensity to provide.

A subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world's worship . . . . [H]is master works for the means wherewith to purchase the idle wag of the Solomonic tail, seasoned with a look of tolerant recognition.