God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.—Jewish proverb上帝不能無處不在，因此他創造了母親。—猶太諺語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)無論我現在怎么樣，還是希望以后會怎么樣，都應當歸功于我天使一般的母親。我記得母親的那些禱告，它們一直伴隨著我，而且已經陪伴了我一生。—亞伯拉罕· 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)我的母親是我見過的最漂亮的女人。我所有的一切都歸功于我的母親。我一生中所有的成就都歸功于我從她那兒得到的德、智、體的教育。—喬治·華盛頓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從來沒有一個女人像她那樣。她非常溫柔，就像一只鴿子；她也很勇敢，像一頭母獅……畢竟，對母親的記憶和她的教誨是我人生起步的惟一資本，并奠定了我的人生之路。—安德魯·杰克遜A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmaster.—George Herbert(1593—1633)一位好母親抵得上一百個教師。—喬治·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)青春會逝去；愛情會枯萎；友誼的綠葉也會凋零。而一個母親內心的希望比它們都要長久。—奧利弗·溫戴爾·荷馬