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Mother Stories

This book delves into the multifaceted dynamics of motherhood, offering a diverse array of stories that reflect the unique connections and challenges faced by mothers across various cultures and life stages. more

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Maud Lindsay
Maud Lindsay

Maud Lindsay (1874-1941) was an American author known for her delicate emotions and profound insights. Her works mainly revolve around themes such as family, love, and the growth of women. more

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“Children delight in folk-tale and fairy lore, but the very little child loves best the story which mirrors the familiar. And it is for him, and for the mother who is striving in this age of profusion to guard the innate simplicity of her child's nature, that I have written my little stories.”

“Science is showing us that there are neurological (brain) factors that contribute to self-control and willpower, along with learning and upbringing. And when these brain systems are functioning improperly or become damaged, normal levels of self-control and willpower are impossible.”

“Men of superior vivacity and wit, when they take a wrong turn, are generally worse than other men: because wit, consisting in a lively representation of ideas assembled together, gives every sensible object those heightening touches, and that striking imagery, which is unknown to men of slower apprehensions: wit being to sensible objects, what light is to bodies; it does not merely show them as they are in themselves: it gives an adventitious colour, which is not a property inherent in them: it lends them beauties which are not their own.”

“Great wits, like great beauties, look upon mere esteem as a flat insipid thing; nothing less than admiration will content them.”

“That wit is truly amiable, which gladdens and enlivens every thing, which shines with a lustre gentle, but not faint, and powerful, but not glaring.”