“How the mother is to be pitied who hath handsome daughters! Locks, bolts, bars, and lectures of morality are nothing to them: they break through them all. They have as much pleasure in cheating a father and mother, as in cheating at cards.”
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Gay, J. (n.d.). How the mother is to be pitied who hath handsome daughters! Locks, bolts, bars, and lectures of morality are nothing to them: they break through them all. They have as much pleasure in cheating a father and mother, as in cheating at cards. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12419-how-the-mother-is-to-be-pitied-who/
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Gay, John. “How the mother is to be pitied who hath handsome daughters! Locks, bolts, bars, and lectures of morality are nothing to them: they break through them all. They have as much pleasure in cheating a father and mother, as in cheating at cards.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12419-how-the-mother-is-to-be-pitied-who/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Gay, John. “How the mother is to be pitied who hath handsome daughters! Locks, bolts, bars, and lectures of morality are nothing to them: they break through them all. They have as much pleasure in cheating a father and mother, as in cheating at cards.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/12419-how-the-mother-is-to-be-pitied-who/.