The test of civilization is the estimate of woman.
Anger, even when it punishes the faults of delinquents, ought not to precede reason as its mistress, but attend as a handmaid at the back of reason, to come to the front when bidden. For once it begins to take control of the mind, it calls just what it does cruelly.
Happiness lies, first of all, in health.
It is not observed in history that families improve with time.
The world is not made for the prosperous alone, nor for the strong.
Criticism is not construction, it is observation.