A sharp-tempered woman, or, for that matter, a man, Is easier to deal with than the clever type Who holds her tongue.

I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.

Old age is not a total misery. Experience helps.

When cheated, wife or husband feels the same.

Happy is it to place a daughter; yet it pains a father's heart when he delivers to another's house a child, the object of his tender care.

My tongue swore, but my mind was still unpledged.

We know the good, we apprehend it clearly; but we can't bring it to achievement.