"Our eldest boy, Bob, has been away..." - Quote by Abraham Lincoln

“Have I not destroyed my enemy when I have made him into my friend?”

“We better know there is a fire whence we see much smoke rising than we could know it by one or two witnesses swearing to it. The witnesses may commit perjury, but the smoke cannot.”

“Thus let bygones be bygones. Let past differences, as nothing be.”

“"Ecod, you may say what you like of my father, then, and so I give you leave," said Jonas. "I think it's liquid aggravation that circulates through his veins, and not regular blood..."”

“Always reward your long hours of labor and toil in the very best way, surrounded by your family. Nurture their love carefully, remembering that your children need models, not critics, and your own progress will hasten when you constantly strive to present your best side to your children. And even if you have failed at all else in the eyes of the world, if you have a loving family, you are a success.”

“But Gregor understood easily that it was not only consideration for him which prevented their moving, for he could easily have been transported in a suitable crate with a few air holes; what mainly prevented the family from moving was their complete hopelessness and the thought that they had been struck by a misfortune as none of their relatives and acquaintances had ever been hit.”

“If you ask: What is the good of education? The answer is easy: Education makes good men and good men act nobly.”

“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.”

“All children paint like geniuses. What do we do to them that so quickly dulls this ability?”