13 Quotes by Fredrika Bremer

If these slaves had only any future, anything to hope for, to strive for, to live for, any prospect before them, then i should non deplore their lot but nothing, nothing.

Serenity of manners is the zenith of beauty.

There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.

The humble soul is like the violet, which grows low, hangs the head downward, and hides itself with its own leaves.

The human heart is like heaven; the more angels the more room.

A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one’s nose, it might weary us of our very lives.

If you will learn the seriousness of life, and its beauty also, live for your husband; make him happy.

Gentle feelings produce profoundly beneficial effects upon stern natures. It is the spring rain which melts the ice-covering of the earth, and causes it to open to the beams of heaven.

North America is not altogether to blame with regard to her Indians. If the Indian had been more susceptible to higher culture, violence and arms would not have been used against him, as is now the case.