"Ah! how much a mother learns from her child! The constant protection of a helpless being forces us to so strict an alliance with virtue, that a woman never shows to full advantage except as a mother. Then alone can her character expand in the fulfillment of all life's duties and the enjoyment of all its pleasures."

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Honore de Balzac

#Mother Quotes #Children Quotes #Character Quotes

“Men want the same thing from their underwear that they want from women: a little bit of support, and a little bit of freedom.”
“Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed was the ninth beatitude.”
“I can't wait to see how Dan and I will look when we are older.”
“I feel increasingly like age is very irrelevant. Quite often, cynicism is confused with wisdom, and my scorn is confused with a knowing, which I don't have.”
“Even if I wasn't an actress or a comedian, I would be spreading love and laughter [with] whatever I did.”
“Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.”
“prayer is a law of the universe, like gravity. You don't even have to believe in God to ask ...”

Source : Sophy Burnham (2002). “The Path of Prayer: Reflections on Prayer and True Stories of How It Affects Our Lives”, Viking Adult
“The sweetest flower that blows, I give you as we part. For you it is a Rose, For me it is my heart.”

Source : Frederick Peterson (1893). “In the Shade of Ygdrasil”

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