If ever I am a mother I will zealously strive against this crime of over- indulgence. I can hardly give it a milder name when I think of the evils it brings.
There is perfect love in heaven!
What a fool you must be," said my head to my heart, or my sterner to my softer self.
It is a hard, embittering thing to have one's kind feelings and good intentions cast back in one's teeth.
the best compliment to a mother is to appreciate her little one.
Then, you must fall each into your proper place. You'll do your business, and she, if she's worthy of you, will do hers; but it's your business to please yourself, and hers to please you.