If there was strife and contention in the home, very little else in life could compensate for it.

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives.

Age is no guarantee of maturity.

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

The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them.

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

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