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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We only understand that which already within us.

We only understand that which already within us.

To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do...

To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do...

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as...

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as...

A lively, disinterested, persistent liking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought,...

A lively, disinterested, persistent liking for truth is extraordinarily rare. Action and faith enslave thought,...

To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.

To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.

The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.

The test of every religious, political, or educational system is the man that it forms.

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...

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...

Order is a great person's need and their true well being.

Order is a great person's need and their true well being.

Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and...

Tears are the symbol of the inability of the soul to restrain its emotion and...

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

Clever people will recognize and tolerate nothing but cleverness.

To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by...

To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by...

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of...

To know how to grow old is the master work of wisdom, and one of...

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.

Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic...

Our systems, perhaps, are nothing more than an unconscious apology for our faults, a gigantic...

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian...

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian...

Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.

Pure truth cannot be assimilated by the crowd; it must be communicated by contagion.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Common sense is calculation applied to life.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

Common sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.