I never had a man come to me for advice yet, but what I soon discovered that he thought more of his own opinion than he did of mine.

Love is like the measles; we can't have it bad but once, and the later in life we have it the tougher it goes with us.

Ignorance is the wet-nurse of prejudice.

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.

I don't care how much a man talks, if he only says it in a few words.

Peace is the soft and holy shadow that virtue casts.

A man cannot learn to be wise any more than he can learn to be handsome.