Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.

Werther had a love for Charlotte Such as words could never utter; Would you know how first he met her? She was cutting bread and butter.

Next to the very young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.

To be beautiful is enough! if a woman can do that well who should demand more from her? You don't want a rose to sing.

An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.

What is it to be a gentleman? Is it to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise, and, possessing all these qualities, to exercise them in the most graceful outward manner? Ought a gentleman to be a loyal son, a true husband, an honest father? Ought his life to be decent, his bills to be paid, his taste to be high and elegant, his aims in life lofty and noble?

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.