It is quite affecting to observe how much the olive tree is to the country people. Its fruit supplies them with food, medicine and light; its leaves, winter fodder for the goats and sheep; it is their shelter from the… — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share Image
People seek for the spiritual champagne, but they mistake what it is. — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share Image
“If these slaves had only any future, anything to hope for, to strive for, to live for, any prospect before them, then i should… — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share Image
Who has not experienced how, on near acquaintance, plainness becomes beautified, and beauty loses its charm, exactly according to the quality of the heart… — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share Image
The humble soul is like the violet, which grows low, hangs the head downward, and hides itself with its own leaves. — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share Image
There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of… — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share Image
for the first time I tasted this tropical fruit, which people here are so fond of. ... I could have fancied I was biting… — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share Image
I have not, in general, much belief in the ability of woman as a creative artist. Unwritten lyrics, as [Ralph Waldo] Emerson said once… — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share Image
“Long life to Commerce! My soul expands at the sight of its life. What has not commerce done from the beginning of the world… — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share Image
When the first time of love is over, there comes a something better still. Then comes that other love; that faithful friendship which never… — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share Image
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