Ah! the curse of slavery, as the common phrase goes, has fallen not merely on the black but perhaps at this moment still more upon the white, because it has warped his sense of truth and has degraded his moral… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
What a glorious new Scandinavia might not Minnesota become! Here the Swede would find again his clear, romantic lakes, the plains of Scane rich… — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share
It is quite affecting to observe how much the olive tree is to the country people. Its fruit supplies them with food, medicine and… — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share
If you will learn the seriousness of life, and its beauty also, live for your husband; make him happy. — Fredrika Bremer Copy Share
