There is nothing more powerful than a virtuous and wise wife to put down pride and to soothe grief and to charm away every ill. (John Chrysostom)

There is nothing more powerful than a virtuous and wise wife to put down pride and to soothe grief and to charm away every ill.

John Chrysostom

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