A woman has to change her nature if she is to be a wife. She has to learn to curb her tongue, to suppress her desires, to moderate her thoughts and to spend her days putting another first. She has to put him first even when she longs to serve herself or her children. She has to put him first even if she longs to judge for herself. She has to put him first even when she knows best. To be a good wife is to be a woman with a will of iron that you yourself have forged into a bridle to curb your own abilities. To be a good wife is to enslave yourself to a lesser person. To be a good wife is to amputate your own power as surely as the parents of beggars hack off their children's feet for the greater benefit of the family. Philippa Gregory
About This Quote

Many women today have a very strong will and a good attitude, but they lack the discipline needed to live that way. If a woman has a mind of her own and an opinion, she must learn to control it. A woman must learn to curb her tongue, for if she does not she will surely lose her life. If she can suppress her desires, she can be a very happy person as well as a good wife.

If she can moderate her thoughts for the sake of those around her, she can be a great help to those around her as well as a fine wife. She must also learn to spend her days putting those around her first, no matter how much she wants something for herself or her kids. She must always put those around her first, even if they are mean or wrong, because that is how you stay alive and stay happy.

A woman without self-control is like a wild horse which must be kept in check by the rider at all times.

Source: The Other Queen

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