We will not have failure - only success and new learning.
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The poor fatherless baby of eight months is now the utterly broken-hearted and crushed widow of forty-two! My life as a happy one is ended! the world is gone for me! If I must live on (and I will do nothing to make me worse than I am), it is henceforth for our poor fatherless children - for my unhappy country, which has lost all in losing him - and in only doing what I know and feel he would wish.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote reflects profound grief and loss, emphasizing the impact of losing a loved one on one's life and responsibilities.
Queen Victoria expresses deep sorrow and despair over the death of her beloved husband, reflecting on how her life has irrevocably changed. The quote highlights themes of motherhood, duty, and the suffering that accompanies loss, as she pledges to continue living for the sake of their children and her country, demonstrating resilience amidst heartbreak.
Themes
GriefLossSorrowLoveDutyMotherhoodResilience
In practice
Example use cases
At a memorial service, this quote could be used to express the depth of loss experienced by a surviving spouse.
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All quotes →Men never think, at least seldom think, what a hard task it is for us women to go through this very often. God's will be done, and if He decrees that we are to have a great number of children why we must try to bring them up as useful and exemplary members of society.
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Since it has pleased Providence to place me in this station, I shall do my utmost to fulfil my duty towards my country; I am very young and perhaps in many, though not in all things, inexperienced, but I am sure that very few have more real good will and more real desire to do what is fit and right than I have.
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Nothing will turn a man's home into a castle more quickly and effectively than a dachshund.
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There is, however, another subject on which the Queen feels most strongly, and that is this horrible, brutalizing, un-Christian-like vivisection…It must really not be permitted. It is a disgrace to a civilized country.
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Being married gives one one's position like nothing else can.
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