Crystal Families

Famous quotes containing the words crystal and/or families:

    “Madame, ye been alle beautee shrine
    As fer as cercled is the mapemounde:
    For as the crystal glorious ye shine,
    And like ruby been youre cheekes rounde.”
    —Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)

    “Accidents will occur in the best regulated families; and in families not regulated by that pervading influence which sanctifies while it enhances the—a—I would say, in short, by the influence of Woman, in the lofty character of Wife, they may be expected with confidence, and must be borne with philosophy.”
    —Charles Dickens (1812–1870)