Honore de Balzac Quotes About Family
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In intimate family life, there comes a moment when children, willingly or no, become the judges of their parents.
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A country is strong which consists of wealthy families, every member of whom is interested in defending a common treasure; it is weak when composed of scattered individuals, to whom it matters little whether they obey seven or one, a Russian or a Corsican, so long as each keeps his own plot of land, blind in their wretched egotism, to the fact that the day is coming when this too will be torn from them.
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The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
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A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.
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