500 Pieces of Prudent Advice for My Baby Daughter

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Meadowland. 1985. Gerhard Richter

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A collection of lessons of questionable importance to share with my daughter before we grow up.

Do you have a piece of advice for my daughter? Please email it to jaime(at)prudentbaby(dot)com.

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My child, if as a baby you were sometimes comforted by my loving care, and if your heart preserves the memory of those moments, I hope you will place your trust in this advice, which is prompted by my love for you, and that it will help you to be happy.

Advice to My Daughter (1794) Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet