“Domestic happiness, thou only bliss of Paradise that has surviv'd the fall!”— William Cowper, The Task (1785), Book IIIShare
“The path of sorrow, and that path alone, leads to the lands where sorrow is unknown.”— William CowperShare
“The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.”— Thomas JeffersonShare
“To make a happy fireside clime To weans and wife,— That is the true pathos and sublime Of human life.”— Robert BurnsShare
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.”— Richard BachShare
