ents, and you give him
the mastery of palaces and fortunes wherever he goes; he has not the
trouble of earning or owning them; they solicit him to enter and
possess."

150

A great man being asked what boys should learn, he replied, "That which
they will use when men."

151

It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others.

--_Montaigne._

152

Eaten bread is soon forgotten.

--_English._

153

Birth is much, but breeding is more.

154

Good breeding consists in having no particular mark of any profession,
but a general elegance of manners.

--_Dr. Johnson._

155

Good breeding is the result of much good sense, some good nature, and a
little self-denial.

156

_Climate_--The climate of Great Britain, as that of no other country in
a like latitude, derives its peculiarity from its situation and from the
prevailing winds, which are from the southwest, except in the months of
April and May. The thermometer for six months in the year averages near
60 degrees, and seldom, if ever, drops below 36 degrees during the
remaining six months, thus affording, according to all authorities, one
of the healthiest climates in the world.

--_Students' Reference Work_,
Edited by Chandler B. Beach, A. M.

157

_The Nobility of Great Britain_--The British nobility is the most
enlightened, the best educated, the wisest, and bravest in Europe.

158

A brother's sufferings claim a brother's pity.

--_Addison._

159

When thy brother has lost all that he ever had, and lies languishing,
and even gasping under the utmost extremities of poverty and distress,
dost thou think to lick him whole again only with thy tongue?

--_South._

160

_A Saying of Napoleon_--Once at St. Helena, when walking with a lady,
some servants came along carrying a load. The lady, in an angry tone,
ordered them out of the way, on which Napoleon interposed, saying,
"Respect the burden, madam." Even the drudgery of the humblest laborer
contributes towards the general well-being of society; and it was a wise
saying of a Chinese Emperor that, "If there was a man who did not work,
or a woman that was idle, somebod