Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

sensitive, refined organizations make very useless
wives and mothers. It is frequently the case that
they withdraw their affections from their husbands,
who are useful, practical men, and show much
attention to other men, and with their lovesick
sentimentalism draw upon the sympathies of
others, tell them their trials, their troubles, their
aspirations to do some elevated work, and reveal
the fact that their married life is a disappointment,
a hindrance to their doing the work they had hoped
to do.
Oh, what wretchedness exists in families that
might be happy! These women are a curse to
themselves and a curse to their husbands. In
supposing themselves to be angels, they make
themselves fools, and are nothing but heavy
burdens. The common duties of life which the Lord
has left for them to do, they leave right in their
path, and are restless and complaining, always
looking for an easy, more exalted, and more
agreeable work. Supposing themselves to be
angels, they are found human after all. They are
fretful, peevish, dissatisfied, jealous of their
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