99 "No legacy is so rich as honesty.' The laws of God exempt no man from the obligation of obedience. "Let a man believe that you suspect his fidelity, and he will soon verify your opinion. The troublesome task assigned me not only proved irksome but also extremely vexatious. "An estate inherited is less valued." "Cowards die many times; the val iant never taste death but once." "To thine own self be true; and it will follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man."-Shakespeare. 19 WORD BUILDING Tend'e re [ten'sus, ten'tus] = to stretch, to strive. "The habit of looking at the bright side of things is better than an income of a thousand pounds year." — Hume. ex ter'nal ly in ter'nal ly e ter'nal ly sur'geon pen'e trate per'for ate al lay' sooth'ing (sen sa'tion ail'ment or'a to ry 22 "Drink injures a man externally, internally, and eternally." "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. 23 WORD BUILDING Stru'e re [struc'tus] (stroy)= to make, build, arrange. Gra'di [gres'sus] to go step by step. e'gress in'gress con'strue = per sist'ent rep'e ti'tion neg'li gence sar'casm griev'ous ster'ile 26 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."— Friarte. Fertility is productiveness; sterility, barrenness. "The important thing in life is to have a great aim with the determination to attain it.” Goethe. |