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Advice from my grandmother 3: marriage

Advice from her school teacher Mr. Sandbaek, early 1920’s, Denmark.

Most happy is the one in a happy marriage.

Second most happy is the single person, who lives for a cause.

The less happy is the one once married, but lost the loved one.

But least happy, is the one in a bad marriage.

Another citation from Mr. Sandbaek, 1920’s, Denmark

Look at the woman,

She is always in love,

Only the object of her love changes.

Advice from my grandmother 
Advice from my grandmother 2

Advice from my grandmother 2: glitter and pearls


Come my little one, and now, we fast to school will go,

To sing, read, write,

Then we will all be plucky and clever boys and girls.

Oh, how great they will be.

Karen Jensen, My Journey, author unknown

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If you have a Mother humming, while she struggled,

Every day would seem glorified.

A brave Mother who carried her burden with a smile,

Gave bread to her sole and lovely food to her body.

If you follow in her footsteps,

Then thank your mother.

Svend Rehling

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Glitter and pearls, is mixed here on earth,

Leave the glitter, but thread to pearls on a string.

Karen Jensen, My Journey, author unkown