Call me infidel, call me atheist, call me what you will, I intend so to treat my children, that they can come to my grave and truthfully say: 'He who sleeps here never gave us a moment of pain. From his lips, now dust, never came to us an unkind word.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The author wishes to be remembered as a parent who never caused pain or spoke unkindly to his children.
- In plain terms
- Be kind to your children so they remember you well.
- What can you take from it?
- Treat children with kindness always.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you want remembered?
- How do you speak to your children?
Another view
Parents often unintentionally cause pain.
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