“A lover is not worth having if he’s not in earnest.”

“Men are always ready to die for us, but not to make our lives worth having. Cheap sentiment and bad logic.”

“Young men often laugh at the sensible girls whom they secretly respect, and affect to admire the silly ones whom they secretly despise, because earnestness, intelligence, and womanly dignity are not the fashion.”

“...for a girl with eyes like hers has a will and is not ruled by anyone but a lover.”

“You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.”

“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.”

“Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim, for the only chivalry worth having is that which is the readiest to to pay deference to the old, protect the feeble, and serve womankind, regardless of rank, age, or color.”