Les filles elevees comme vous l'avez ete, dans la contrainte et les pratiques religieuses, ont soif de la liberte, desirent le bonheur, et le bonheur dont elles jouissent n'est jamais aussi grand ni aussi beau que celui qu'elles ont reve. De pareilles filles font de mauvaises femmes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Girls raised under strict religious constraints crave freedom and happiness, but the happiness they achieve never matches their dreams, leading to poor women.
- In plain terms
- Strict upbringing limits true happiness.
- What can you take from it?
- Freedom is essential for fulfillment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does restraint shape identity?
- Can discipline coexist with freedom?
Another view
Some find contentment within constraints.
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