It is only reasonable to allow the administration of affairs to mothers before their children reach the age prescribed by law at which they themselves can be responsible. But that father would have reared them ill who could not hope that in their maturity they would have more wisdom and competence than his wife.
Michel de MontaigneSome men seem remarkable to the world in whom neither their wives nor their valets saw anything extraordinary. Few men have been admired by their servants.
Michel de MontaigneWhy dost thou complain of this world? It detains thee not; thy own cowardice is the cause, if thou livest in pain.
Michel de Montaigne