God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.
—Jewish proverb
天主不能无处不在,因而他发明了母亲。
—犹太谚语
All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother. I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.
—Abraham Lincoln(1809—1865)
不管我现在怎么样,仍是期望以后会怎么样,都应当归功于我天使一般的母亲。我记住母亲的那些祷告,它们一向伴随着我,并且现已陪同了我终身。
—亚伯拉罕· 林肯
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.
—George Washington(1732—1799)
我的母亲是我见过的最美丽的女性。我一切的一切都归功于我的母亲。我终身中一切的成就都归功于我从她那儿得到的德、智、体的教育。
—乔治·华盛顿
There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and brave as a lioness... The memory of my mother and her teachings were, after all, the only capital I had to start life with, and on that capital I have made my way.
—Andrew Jackson
从来没有一个女性像她那样。她十分温顺,就像一只鸽子;她也很英勇,像一头母狮……究竟,对母亲的回忆和她的教导是我人生起步的专一本钱,并奠定了我的人生之路。
—安德鲁·杰克逊
A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmaster.
母亲节—George Herbert(1593—1633)
一位好母亲抵得上一百个教师。
—乔治·赫伯特
Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall. A mother's secret hope outlives them all.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes(1809—1894)
芳华会逝去;爱情会干枯;友谊的绿叶也会凋谢。而一个母亲心里的期望比它们都要持久。
—奥利弗·温戴尔·荷马