Motherhood is priced Of God, at price no man may dare To lessen or misunderstand.
Interpretation
Motherhood is a sacred and invaluable role that should be respected and understood by all.
This quote emphasizes the sanctity and high value of motherhood, suggesting that it is a divine gift that holds immense significance beyond worldly comprehension. It highlights the notion that no one should attempt to undermine or misinterpret the profound responsibilities and emotions that come with being a mother.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of family, one could use this quote to highlight the value of mothers.
Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt; and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride carries its banner to the last; and fast as it is driven from one field unfurls it in another, never admitting that there is a shade less honor in the second field than in the first, or in the third than in the second.
But all lost things are in the angels' keeping, Love; No past is dead for us, but only sleeping, Love; The years of Heaven with all earth's little pain Make Good Together there we can begin again, In babyhood.
If I could write a story that would do for the Indian one-hundredth part what 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' did for the Negro, I would be thankful the rest of my life.
My mother told me once that she had her talk with God whenever she started a new sweater: 'Please don't take me in the middle of the sweater.' And as soon as she finished knitting a sweater, and it was blocked and put together, she already had the wool to start the next sweater so that nothing bad would happen.
So mothers have God's license to be missed.
I love every minute of fatherhood, staying up all night, changing nappies, kids crying, I find it really funny and inspiring. It connects you to the world in a new way.
My mother seemed to undermine so much of what I did, subtly belittling my choices and my activities in light of her greater, more important ones.
If you have children, you know you're responsible for somebody. You realize you are being imitated; your belief systems and priorities have a direct influence on these children, who are like flowers in a garden.
I've been running my whole life. Running into bars, running around the world. But when you have a child, you can't run. That was a revelation.
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