Every woman becomes their mother. That's their tragedy. And no man becomes his. That's his tragedy.
Oscar WildeDon't be discouraged if your children reject your advice. Years later they will offer it to their own offspring.
Oscar WildeTo exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled - because a right is a kind of power but they are too lazy or too cowardly to exercise it. The virtues which cloak these faults are called patience and forbearance.
Oscar Wilde