Passion makes the best observations and the sorriest conclusions.
Nations and men are only the best when they are the gladdest, and deserve heaven when they enjoy it.
You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.
No heroine can create a hero through love of one, but she can give birth to one
Like the greatest virtue and the worst dogs, the fiercest hatred is silent.
See, indeed, that your daughter is thoroughly grounded and experienced in household duties; but take care, through religion and poetry, to keep her heart open to heaven.