To an old father, nothing is more sweet than a daughter. Boys are more spirited, but their ways are not so tender.

Character is "a stamp of good repute on a person."

A woman should always stand by a woman.

Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.

Alas!-but why Alas? It is the lot of mortality we experience.

A wise man in his house should find a wife gentle and courteous, or no wife at all.

The man who knows when not to act is wise. To my mind bravery if forethought.