Carl Friedrich Gauss

“ I therefore wish and hope sincerely that all the beautiful virtues which you praise in your future life companion and which well balance the absence of material endowments for a sensible man who feels that he stands firmly on his own feet, - will always prove themselves genuine, but also that you will always prove yourself worthy of the possession of such a treasure and that in this way the union will result in the true happiness of both of you. ”

“ Under the impossibility to form an opinion in regard to conditions and persons from my own knowledge, I willingly submit to the confidence that your age and your experience will protect you against such disappointment as indeed thoughtless and inexperienced youths fall prey to. ”

“ With the sincerest wishes for the enduring happiness of your union, Your affectionate father, C. F. Gauss
Goettingen, February 15, 1844.
P. S. Letters via Liverpool travel neither more securely nor more quickly than via Havre, but always cost an enormous postage here, about three times as much as via Havre. Therefore in future send no letters via England, but always via Havre. ”