Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most of her daughters have been afraid of it since.

posterity who are to reap the blessings will scarcely be able to conceive the hardships and sufferings of their ancestors.

I can hear of the brilliant accomplishments of any of my sex with pleasure and rejoice in that liberality of sentiment which acknowledges them.

I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.

What is meat for one is not for another--no accounting for fancy.

What is it that affectionate parents require of their Children; for all their care, anxiety, and toil on their accounts? Only that they would be wise and virtuous, Benevolent and kind.

If we expect to inherit the blessings of our Fathers, we should return a little more to their primitive Simplicity of Manners.