Ah! the curse of slavery, as the common phrase goes, has fallen not merely on the black but perhaps at this moment still more upon the white, because…

- Fredrika Bremer

People seek for the spiritual champagne, but they mistake what it is.

- Fredrika Bremer

Serenity of manners is the zenith of beauty.

- Fredrika Bremer

If you will learn the seriousness of life, and its beauty also, live for your husband; make him happy.

- Fredrika Bremer

The humble soul is like the violet, which grows low, hangs the head downward, and hides itself with its own leaves.

- Fredrika Bremer

When the first time of love is over, there comes a something better still. Then comes that other love; that faithful friendship which never changes, …

- Fredrika Bremer

It is quite affecting to observe how much the olive tree is to the country people. Its fruit supplies them with food, medicine and light; its leaves,…

- Fredrika Bremer

A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one's nose, it might weary us of our very lives.

- Fredrika Bremer

The human heart is like heaven; the more angels the more room.

- Fredrika Bremer