[Mottoes] ... It's pretty when a laurel say, "Non nisi moriens mutor." Shall I have that over-boastful? And is it pretty when a meteor says, "dum luceam peram," and when a withered roses say, "Aliter coelestia durant" - and better still when a rock says, "fortior est amor" - as for sunflowers, bless them, they say lovely things always - "non inferiora secutus," and "comburentem adoro," and "usque ad reditum" - isn't a sunflower elegant - and a wing says, Sequar et attingam."* here's one for you that an ear of corn says, "non metentis sed serentis," and ivy on a tree says, "sic perire juvat"? here are some more for me, "Dulce est amare," and "Voluisse sat est" - perhaps this last is best. ... * He chose "Sequar et attingam" for his motto when he was made a baronet.