Enlightened Brother

Famous quotes containing the words enlightened and/or brother:

    “If the minds of women were enlightened and improved, the domestic circle would be more frequently refreshed by intelligent conversation, a means of edification now deplorably neglected, for want of that cultivation which these intellectual advantages would confer.”
    —Sarah M. Grimke (1792–1873)

    “Maud Muller looked and sighed: “Ah me!
    That I the Judge’s bride might be!

    “He would dress me up in silks so fine,
    And praise and toast me at his wine.

    “My father should wear a broadcloth coat,
    My brother should sail a painted boat.”
    —John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)