Quotes About Support

It's a law that shared burdens are lighter, and a weight that would crush two who are alone could be borne by two united.

The chains of marriage are so heavy that it takes two to bear them, and sometimes three.

out his hand to assist him to rise. It is much better both for you and for me to stop where we are, answered the wounded man. CORBLEU—I am more your

Si je n'étais pas amant, j'étais plus qu'un ami, plus qu'un frère; j'étais l'arbre auquel, pauvre lierre, elle s'abritait, j'étais le fleuve qui emportait sa barque à mon courant, j'étais le soleil d'où lui venait la lumière; tout ce qui existait d'elle existait par moi, et probablement le jour n'était pas loin où ce qui existait par moi existerait aussi pour moi.

The chain of marriage is so heavy that it takes two to bear it; sometimes three.

In the States of New England, from the first, the condition of the poor was provided for;

Dans l'un et l'autre de ces pays, on arrive par des causes différentes à ce résultat, que c'est la partie la plus généreuse, la plus active, la plus industrieuse de la nation, qui consacre ses secours à fournir de quoi vivre à ceux qui ne font rien ou font un mauvais usage de leur travail.

All men being equally weak, each would feel equally in need of his fellow man's support and, knowing that cooperation was the condition of that support, would readily see that his private interest was subsumed in the general interest.

American priests have realized this truth before everyone else and they allow it to guide their conduct. They saw that they had to forgo religious influence if they wished to win political power and they preferred to lose the support of authority rather than share its changing fortunes.

Children don't just need to be loved; they need to know that nothing they do will change the fact that they're loved.

The lifelong friends, he said. We sometimes wait a lifetime for them.

In losing a friend, she is reminded of all she has lost and all she stands to lose again. There is nothing to be done to make it any easier. We all grieve alone.

It was as if hope had appeared out of nowhere to settle beside her and it wasn't going anywhere, it wasn't going to desert her now.

In my family, a book can be a life raft.

Never watch another woman burn

If a woman is in trouble, she should always wear blue for protection.

When you have a sister, someone knows the story of who you were and who you would always be.

Who can you trust if not your sister? Who knows your story better than she? If you saw one Owens sister at the grocery, the other would be right beside her. If one was working in the garden, making certain the rows of herbs were weeded, her sister would be there as well, carrying a basket to collect the dandelion greens.

When you help others, your own troubles aren't as heavy. In fact, you can fold them like a handkerchief and place them in your pocket. They're still there, but they're not the only thing you carry.

The truth is, some of your closest friends may disappear during your most difficult times. These people have their own history and traumas; they may not be able to deal with yours. They may belong to the before .

You rescue something and you're responsible for it. But maybe that's what love is.

What if your brother is dying and you can't stop it. What do you do? ... You help him find something that makes him feel that he still wants to be alive. Only thing to do.

I'm old, Franny reminded him when she noticed his bleak expression. But it's still me in here. So be careful. Vincent laughed, then offered his arm so that Franny could link her arm through his.

A lot of people don't know what to do about grief. I don't blame you for a thing.