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Young men may die, old men must.

The man whom I consider as deserving of the name is one whose thoughts and actions are for others, not for himself alone. -Blanchard.

To appear so does not prove the thing really to be so.

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A burnt child dreads the fire.

He that will not live by toil
Has no right on English soil.

Kingsley.

To him that wills the way is seldom

wanting.

Marsh Bent Grass.

Agrostis Alba.

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A cat in pattens catches no mice.

He who has not a good memory should never take upon him the trade of lying.—Montaigne.

To lather an ass's head is only wast ing soap.

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- A fool and his money are soon parted.

An inconstant man, is despicable;

a faithless man is base.-Blair.

Yield not to misfortunes, but oppose them.

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After wit is everybody's wit.

The worst thing an old man can be is a lover. -Otway.

Undertake deliberately; but having once begun, proceed.

Floating Meadow
Grass.

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A full purse never lacks friends.

You will, I believe, in general ingratiate yourself with others still less by paying them too much court than too little. Greville.

Undertake no more than you can perform.

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A man fore-warned is a man fore-armed.

He was a man, take him for all in all; I shall not look upon his like again.-Shakespeare.

Unite gentleness of manner with firmness of mind.

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A penny saved is a penny gained.

Take the daughter of a good mother. -Fuller.

Unreasonable wit is the child of

folly.

Hard Fescue

Grass.

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- April showers bring forth May flowers.-

Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner.Colton.

Upbraid no one with that which he derives from parentage.

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