Age is no guarantee of maturity.

Propriety was a rigid master, but one that must be obeyed if one wanted to keep a sterling reputation.

I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.

If courage wasn't a standard result of aging it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well.

Outings are so much more fun when we can savor them through the children's eyes.

True repentance means making amends with the person when at all possible.

For all their strength, men were sometimes like little children.