Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle.

Quote by Henri Frederic Amiel

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To shun one's cross is to make it heavier.

To shun one's cross is to make it heavier.

We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.

We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves.

Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what?...

Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what?...

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept...

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept...

Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.

Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in...

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in...

The only substance properly so called is the soul.

The only substance properly so called is the soul.

Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh, that is to say...

Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh, that is to say...

Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth...

It is not what he had, or even what he does which expresses the worth...

Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it...

Thought is a kind of opium; it can intoxicate us, while still broad awake; it...

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced...

Action and faith enslave thought, both of them in order not be troubled or inconvenienced...

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist...

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist...

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

Common sense is the measure of the possible.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are...

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are...

The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings...

The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings...

If you were to open up a baby's head - and I am not for...

If you were to open up a baby's head - and I am not for...

War begins like a pretty girl with whom every man wants to flirt and ends...

War begins like a pretty girl with whom every man wants to flirt and ends...