Ask for a valiant heart which has banished the fear of death, which looks upon length of days as one of the least of nature's gifts; which is able to suffer every kind of hardship, is proof against anger, craves for nothing, and reckons the trials and gruelling labours of Hercules as more desirable blessings than the amorous ease and the banquets and cushions of Sardanapallus. The things that I recommend you can grant to yourself.

Be gentle with the young.

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face.

From where can your authority and license as a parent come from, when you who are old, do worse things?

The greatest reverence is due to a child! If you are contemplating a disgraceful act, despise not your child's tender years.

See the effect of commercial intercourse.

Bad men hate sin through fear of punishment; good men hate sin through their love of virtue.