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"Drink injures a man externally, internally, and eternally.'

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"A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, a lady's hand."

Water penetrates wood; man perforates the earth with tunnels.

Some medicines allay pain and produce a soothing sensation throughout the body, but fail to cure the ailment. A sensation is a feeling.

"The object of oratory alone is not per sua'sion truth, but persuasion." - Macaulay.

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WORD BUILDING

Stru'e re [struc'tus] (stroy)= to make, build, arrange. Gra'di [gres'sus] to go step by step.

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Persistent repetitions of petty annoyances are teasing; gross negligence in those intrusted with matters of importance is vexing; the jeers and sarcasms of others are taunting ; repeated disappointments of expected pleasures are tantalizing; and to be continually burdened with grievous troubles is tormenting.

"Without rest the fertile fields become sterile." - Yriarte.

Fertility is productiveness; sterility, barrenness.

"The important thing in life is to have a great aim with the determination to attain it."- Goethe.

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'Light is the symbol of truth, the first creation of the Deity."-Proverb. "The best way to recognize a truth is never to forget it.”

The teacher reproved the boy for misconduct, and rebuked him for being impudent.

"Death is the penalty for desertion." Steuben.

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Only man can play the critic; only men of talent can review.

-Day.

Fire will not extinguish fire.

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WORD BUILDING

Se ca're [sec'tus] = to cut.

Pan'de re [pan'sus] (pas'sus, pac) = to spread, step.

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"Love makes obedience easy."- Watson.

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"The virtuous are free from anxiety."

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Confucius.

"Prosperity getteth friends; adver

sity trieth them."

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Economy joined to industry and sobriety is a better outfit for business than a dowry."

Speech is peculiar to man alone.

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Man, in distinction from other animals, is particular in his habits. Deeds survive the doer." - Mann.

"Poetry is the breath of beauty."

- Hunt.

"Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies."-Pope.

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