— Meaning.— Mkasuek.

28, Unhappy is he who has not breakfasted at
three. Don Quixote.
I, Be something; anything but mean. Syron.
a. Is there no mean, but fast or feast ?
Means.
1. The means that Heaven yields must be em-
braced and not neglected. Shaks.
2. To live according to one's means is honor-
able ; not to do so is dishonorable.
3. Use the means and God will give the bless-

4. Use the n

ind trust to God for the bless-

Meonini;.
I. The meaning is best known [o the speaker.
Fr.
Measure,
1. Better twice measured than once wrong. Dan.
2. De new ground's de bes' yardstick to mezera
strange darky by, Afierican Negro.
3. Do not give your measure to any one but your
tdlor,
4. Every one ought to measure himself by bis
own proper foot and standard. Horace.
5. Good weight and measure is Heaven's treasure.
6. It is not a sin to sell dear, but it is to make ill
measure,
7. Just scales and full measure injure no man.
Chinese,
8. Measure a thousand times and cut once. Turk.

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Mkasukbs.— Meat.

9. Measure is a merry mean.
10. Measure is a treasure.
11. Measure not others' com by your own busheL
12. Measure ten times before you cut once.
M. Greek.
13. Measure your cloth twice since you can cut
but once. Schlav Merchant.
14. Measure thrice before you cut once.
Ital, Dutch.
15. There is a measure in all things.
16. To measure his cloth by another's yard.
17. To measure the meat by the man.
18. When the measure is full it runs over. Ger.
Measures.
1. Measures, not men. Canning.
2. Measures, not men, has always been my
mark. Goldsmith.
3. Moderate measures succeed best
4. The chat of " not men but measures." Burke.
Meat.
1. All meat is not the same in every man's
mouth.
2. Broth made of cheap meat is insipid. Turk.
3. God sendeth and giveth both mouth and the
meat Tusser.
4. Much meat, much maladies.
5. Ne'er shaw me the meat but the man.
6. No meat ever remains in the shambles how-
ever bad it may be. Ital.
7. One man's meat is another man's poison.