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May 12, 2013
"A mother's heart is the child's classroom" --Henry Ward Beecher
History's Finest Letters of Motherly Advice
"Last year, we celebrated Father's Day with an omnibus of history's finest letters of fatherly advice, including F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Jackson Pollock, and Neil Armstrong. Later adding to them was more timeless epistolary advice from notable dads like Ted Hughes, Sherwood Anderson, Richard Dawkins, and Charles Dickens. It's only fitting to honor Mother's Day with a similarly spirited selection of history's finest motherly advice, spanning nearly half a millennium of poignant and prescient counsel from notable moms." Maria Popova shares more...
BE THE CHANGE
What is the best piece of advice you've received from your mother or another beloved elder in your life?
