Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.
Race
He lives to build, not boast, a generous race;
No tenth transmitter of a foolish face.Savage the bastard.
It is better to be the first of one’s race than the last (meanest).French.
The decay of a race is an inevitable necessity unless it lives in deserts and never mixes its blood.Benjamin Disraeli.