If there was strife and contention in the home, very little else in life could compensate for it. — Lawana Blackwell Marriage
If courage wasn't a standard result of aging, it meant that the young could somehow acquire it as well.
Propriety was a rigid master, but one that must be obeyed if one wanted to keep a sterling reputation.
He had learned over the years that poor people did not feel so poor when allowed to give occasionally.