ACROSS AMERICA — Forgive and remember. Never look back. Be a strong woman.

This, too, shall pass.

Simple in structure yet profound in meaning, these mantras represent just a few small samples of the best advice Patch readers ever received from their moms.

Over the past couple of weeks, we asked readers to share these words — nuggets of wisdom passed down from Mom in honor of Mother’s Day 2021. The advice was then shared with others in their communities.

As Mother’s Day approaches, we compiled nine of our favorites.

“Don’t put out a fire in someone else’s house by starting one in your own!”
– Read more, submitted by Kris Babbitt for Lakewood-JBLM, Washington, Patch

“Those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”
– Read more, submitted by Renee Dalley Liess for Rochester, Michigan, Patch

Renee Dalley Liess shared her mother’s best advice ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday. (Courtesy of Renee Dalley Liess)

“The day my daughter was born my mom told me, ‘From this moment on, you will never be right again.’ Twenty-three years later it’s still true.”
– Read more, submitted by Danuelle DeMartino for Beachwood, Ohio, Patch

“If you are going to do something stupid, do it quick and get out of everyone else’s way.”
– Read more, submitted by Anna Hughes for Montgomeryville-Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Patch

“A mom’s job is to put herself out of a job.”
– Read more, submitted by Joan Hutchins Friel for Renton, Washington, Patch

Joan Hutchins Friel (right) enjoys a happy moment with her mother, Alice Hutchins, who died a decade ago. Her advice has never failed her daughter, who shared it with Patch readers to celebrate Mother’s Day 2021. (Photo courtesy of Joan Hutchins Friel)

“The best advice my mom ever gave me was to believe in myself. Never settle for anything less than what I desire.”
– Read more, submitted by Michelle Bergami for Massapequa, New York, Patch

“When your kids are little, the problems are little. When they’re big, the problems are bigger.”
– Read more, submitted by Danielle Coffey for Montgomeryville-Lansdale, Pennsylvania, Patch

“God made you different, and that’s okay because you were born to break barriers and disprove any and everyone along the way.”
– Read more, submitted by Melissa DeBlock for Hopatcong, New Jersey, Patch

“Water finds its own level.”
– Read more, submitted by Samantha Selig for Wilmington, Massachusetts, Patch