Ah! combien de choses un enfant apprend a sa mere. Il y a tant de promesses faites entre nous et la vertu dans cette protection incessante due a un etre faible, que la femme n'est dans sa veritable sphere que quand elle est mere; elle deploie alors seulement ses forces, elle pratique les devoirs de sa vie, elle en a tous les bonheurs et tous les plaisirs.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Children learn much from their mother; motherhood becomes a woman's true sphere where she deploys her strengths, duties, happiness, and pleasures.
- In plain terms
- Motherhood reveals a woman's true strengths and joys.
- What can you take from it?
- Embrace the full responsibilities and rewards of motherhood.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does motherhood define your identity?
- How do you balance duty and pleasure?
Another view
It suggests a woman's value is limited to motherhood.
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