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ADULT:
One old enough to know better.
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Adults die young.
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Advancement in position.
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Advertisements contain the only
truths to be relied on in a newspaper.
-- Thomas Jefferson
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Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.
-- George Orwell
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Advertising may be described as the science of arresting the human
intelligence long enough to get money from it.
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Advertising Rule:
In writing a patent-medicine advertisement, first convince the
reader that he has the disease he is reading about; secondly,
that it is curable.
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Advice from an old carpenter: measure twice, saw once.
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Advice is a dangerous gift; be cautious about giving and receiving it.
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African violet: Such worth is rare
Apple blossom: Preference
Bachelor's button: Celibacy
Bay leaf: I change but in death
Camelia: Reflected loveliness
Chrysanthemum, red: I love
Chrysanthemum, white: Truth
Chrysanthemum, other: Slighted love
Clover: Be mine
Crocus: Abuse not
Daffodil: Innocence
Forget-me-not: True love
Fuchsia: Fast
Gardenia: Secret, untold love
Honeysuckle: Bonds of love
Ivy: Friendship, fidelity, marriage
Jasmine: Amiability, transports of joy, sensuality
Leaves (dead): Melancholy
Lilac: Youthful innocence
Lilly: Purity, sweetness
Lilly of the valley: Return of happiness
Magnolia: Dignity, perseverance
* An upside-down blossom reverses the meaning.
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