And their support must be moral as well as mental, for this they need firmness of will.

Support cannot be given to others without an inward support which does not fail towards itself in critical moments.
The great victories of women have been won by this inward support, this firmness and perseverance of will based upon faith.

The will of a woman is strong, not in the measure of what it manifests without, as of what it reserves within, that is to say in the moderation of its own impulsiveness and emotional tendency, in the self-discipline of perseverance, the subordination of personal interest to the good of whatever depends upon it for support.

It is great in self-devotion, and in this is found its only lasting independence.
To give much and ask little in personal return is independence of the highest kind.

But faith alone can make it possible.