My mother was a Northern woman, daughter of Hon. John Sergeant, a dis… — John Sergeant Wise

My mother was a Northern woman, daughter of Hon. John Sergeant, a distinguished lawyer, and for many years representative in Congress from Philadelphia.

John Sergeant WiseAuthor · American · 1846 – 1913

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As long as a woman can look ten years younger than her own daughter, she is perfectly satisfied. — Oscar Wilde
A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes. — Robert Frost
Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth. — Voltaire
When I first concluded to print the book, I made an honest effort to construct it in the third person. — John Sergeant Wise
As early as the autumn of 1862, I was made very happy by being sent to school. — John Sergeant Wise
THE autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died. — John Sergeant Wise