And though thou hadst small Latin, and less Greek.

Apes are apes, though clothed in scarlet.

In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.

Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest

Carved above the lintel were the words SCIENTIA POTESTAS EST. Science points east, I wondered? Science is portentous, yes? Science protests too much. Scientific potatoes rule. Had I stumbled on the lair of dangerous plant geneticists?

'Concierge' comes from the Latin for 'slave.'