Poor Richard's Almanac by Brittany Martin

Proverb 1: “There will be sleeping enough in the grave”

I think that this is a very true statement. I think so because when you’re alive, you have so much to do that you don’t have time to sleep until you’ve lived your life and are dead. When you’re dead it’s the only time you are actually sleeping. I can relate to this statement because I had an uncle who did almost everything in his life. He died a few years ago and my grandmother would say “ he’s finally sleeping”.  I never understood that, but now I do.

          Proverb 2: Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked and never well mended.”

I think this statement is really relatable to teenagers. I think that because a lot of teens do things that ruin their reputation and  it is hard to get back, just like broken glass. Once your reputation is cracked even a little bit, it can be hard to regain the respect you’ve lost. That’s why I think teens can relate to this because a lot of teens have trouble mending the “cracks” of their reputation. I can relate to this because one I’m a teenager and also because I’ve had friends who’s reputation has been ruined and they are still struggling with it.