"The virtuous are free from anxiety." - Confucius. "Prosperity getteth friends; adver sity trieth them." 66 Economy joined to industry and sobriety is a better outfit for business than a dowry." Speech is peculiar to man alone. "Man, in distinction from other animals, is particular in his habits. Deeds survive the doer."- Mann. "Poetry is the breath of beauty." "Honor and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honor lies."— Pope. 35 WORD BUILDING Or'do [or'din is] = order, rank. Vo ve're [vo'tus] (vout) = to promise. can'di date 38 Of the several candidates nominated for the Presidency of the United States in 1904, Theodore Roosevelt, Republican, and Alton B. Parker, Democrat, were the successful nominees of their respective parties. As a standard bearer, each, in a measure, directed the policy of the campaign through the party committee. In their letters of acceptance, the candidates announced to the public their views on ac cept'ance the questions at issue. 39 WORD BUILDING Fun'de re [fu'sus] (found) = to melt, to pour. haz'ard con'science dis course' ap pease' be calm' tur'bu lent pac'i fied Innocent diversion relaxes the mind. "A brave man hazards, but not his conscience." Schiller. "Let your discourse with men of business be short and comprehensive; with men of station respectful, and by no means inquisitive." Washington. Christ appeased the winds, and the turbulent seas were becalmed. The fretful child was pacified. "Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection perfect him." |