all daughters, even when most aggravated by their mothers, have a secret respect for them. They believe perhaps that they can do everything better than their mothers can, and many things they can do better, but they have not yet lived long enough to be sure how successfully they will meet the major emergencies of life, which lie, sometimes quite creditably, behind their mothers.
... not being liked has a certain virtue about it, if the reason for the dislike does not lie in yourself!
Truth is no man's slave - but lies - what magnificent servants they make.
