Divine Mother Empress

Famous quotes containing the words divine, mother and/or empress:

    “There is a power in love to divine another’s destiny better than that other can, and, by heroic engagements, hold him to his task.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “For the mother who has opted to stay home, the question remains: Having perfected her role as a caretaker, can she abdicate control to less practiced individuals? Having put all her identity eggs in one basket, can she hand over the basket freely? Having put aside her own ambitions, can she resist imposing them on her children? And having set one example, can she teach another?”
    —Melinda M. Marshall (20th century)

    “The Empress is Legitimist, my cousin is Republican, Morny is Orleanist, I am a socialist; the only Bonapartist is Persigny, and he is mad.”
    —Napoleon Bonaparte III (1808–1873)