Today Things Are Better Than Yesterday.

Why, I'd Like Nothing Better Than To Achieve Some Bold Adventure, Worthy Of Our Trip.

The Children Now Love Luxury; They Have Bad Manners, Contempt For Authority; They Show Disrespect For Elders And Love Chatter In Place Of Exercise. Children Are Now Tyrants, Not The Servants Of Their Households. They No Longer Rise When Elders Enter The Room. They Contradict Their Parents, Chatter Before Company, Gobble Up Dainties At The Table, Cross Their Legs, And Tyrannize Their Teachers.

It Should Not Prejudice My Voice That I'm Not Born A Man, If I Say Something Advantageous To The Present Situation. For I'm Taxed Too, And As A Toll Provide Men For The Nation.

You Will Never Make The Crab Walk Straight.

You're Mistaken; Men Of Sense Often Learn Much From Their Enemies. Prudence Is The Best Safeguard. This Principle Cannot Be Learnt From A Friend: But An Enemy Extorts It Immediately. It Is From Their Foes And Not Their Friends, That Cities Learn The Lesson Of Building High Walls And Ships Of War. And This Lesson Saves Their Children, Their Homes, And Their Properties.