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"My nobility," said he, "begins in me, but yours ends in you."
- Iphicrates,
"My nobility," said he, "begins in me, but yours ends in you."
- Iphicrates,
People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt that it controls read more
People should watch out for three things: avoid a major addiction, don't get so deeply into debt that it controls your life, and don't start a family before you're ready to settle down.
I am a gentleman, though spoiled i' the breeding. The Buzzards
are all gentlemen. We came with the Conqueror.
I am a gentleman, though spoiled i' the breeding. The Buzzards
are all gentlemen. We came with the Conqueror.
Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.
Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.
Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly husbands.
Families are great murderers of the creative impulse, particularly husbands.
The nobler the blood the less the pride
The nobler the blood the less the pride
No, my friends, I go (always other things being equal) for the
man that inherits family traditions and the read more
No, my friends, I go (always other things being equal) for the
man that inherits family traditions and the cumulative humanities
of at least four or five generations.
Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.
Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.
One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the read more
One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world.
