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 Aide toi et le Ciel t’aidera (God will help those who help themselves).Aim. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Ai’grette (2 syl.).
 
A lady’s head-dress, consisting of feathers or flowers. The French call the down of thistles and dandelions, as well as the tuft of birds, aigrette.   1
 


 Aide toi et le Ciel t’aidera (God will help those who help themselves).Aim. 

 
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