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

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

人的嘴唇所能發出的最甜美的字眼，就是母親，最美好的呼喚，就是“媽媽”。

——伯倫