There is no moment like the present. The man who will not execute his resolutions when they are fresh upon him can have no hope from them afterwards: they will be dissipated, lost, and perish in the hurry and scurry of the world, or sunk in the slough of indolence. – Maria Edgeworth
How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his childs board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted. – Voltaire