Lucretia Mott on husband
Lucretia Mott23 quotes“The legal theory is, that marriage makes the husband and wife one person, and that person is the husband.”
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Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott It is not Christianity, but priestcraft that has subjected woman as we find her.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott I long for the day my sisters will rise, and occupy the sphere to which they are called by their high nature and destiny.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott Let our lives be in accordiance with our convictions of right, each striving to carry out our principles
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott If our principles are right, why should we be cowards?
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott I have no idea of submitting tamely to injustice inflicted either on me or on the slave. I will oppose it with all the moral powers with which I am endowed. I am no advocate of passivity.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott We too often bind ourselves by authorities rather than by the truth.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott I resolved to claim for my sex all that an impartial Creator had bestowed, which, by custom and a perverted application of the Scriptures, had been wrested from woman.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott A child, like all other human beings, has inalienable rights.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott … my convictions led me to adhere to the sufficiency of the light within us, resting on truth as authority, rather than ‘taking authority for truth.’
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott Christian soldiers armed with virtue- hearts afire with blind obsession, cannot see the difference ‘twixt compassion and oppression
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott Liberty is not less a blessing, because oppression has so long darkened the mind that it can not appreciate it.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott Those who go forth ministering to the wants and necessities of their fellow beings experience a rich return, their souls being as a watered garden, and a spring that faileth not
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott Man is not by nature a tyrant, but becomes a tyrant by power conferred on him.
Lucretia MottLucretia Mott The likeness we bear to Jesus is more essential than our notions of him.
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Since you are gone, I collect the stars each night building my own night sky, so I have something to hold onto forever.
Laura ChouetteLaura Chouette Can anybody hear me? Are my words going to waste I need to believe there was a purpose to all the pain?
Allie MillerAllie Miller The universe hears what you say, but it knows what you mean.
Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor Enough of this. The next one I love will return my passion.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor It’s unconditional; their chemistry is unconditional – forever.
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett I love you so much that it hurts and that’s the problem I love you so much that it hurts.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Let’s always bloom, savor and delight others with our beauty.
Mariya FedulovaMariya Fedulova Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
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The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
B. R. AmbedkarB. R. Ambedkar Only one regret coming out of the first year of marriage: that I didn’t meet and marry my husband sooner.
Candace OwensCandace Owens Husbands are chiefly good as lovers when they are betraying their wives.
Marilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe I definitely want kids and I want four kids, for sure. But I need to find a husband first!
Kim KardashianKim Kardashian Surround yourself with someone that will bring the best of you to reach your goals.
Hayley EvansHayley Evans I love my husband, but it is nothing like a conversation with a woman that understands you. I grow so much from those conversations.
Beyonce KnowlesBeyonce Knowles My husband and I were so closely united by our affection and our common work that we passed nearly all of our time together.
Marie CurieMarie Curie My husband and I were so closely united by our affection and our common work that we passed nearly all of our time together.
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