Family

If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me; I had it from my father.

I am all the daughters of my father’s house, And all the brothers too.

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother.

O England! model to thy inward greatness, Like little body with a mighty heart, What mightst thou do, that honor would thee do, Were all thy children kind and natural!

My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter! A sealed bag, two sealed bags of ducats, Of double ducats, stol’n from me by my daughter!

Like to a double cherry, seeming parted, But yet an union in partition; Two lovely berries molded on one stem.

A second wife is hateful to the children of the first; a viper is not more hateful.

What house, bloated with luxury, ever became prosperous without a woman's excellence?

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.

To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.

If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.

Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant.

My parents were neither very poor nor conspicuously honest.

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

Always obey your parents - when they are present.

Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.

Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners.

When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded how much he had learned in the last seven years.

When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.