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
世界上的一切光榮和驕傲,都來自母親。
——高爾基
慈母的胳膊是由愛構成的,孩子睡在里面怎能不香甜?
——雨果
全世界的母親是多么的相像!她們的心始終一樣,每一個母親都有一顆極為純真的赤子之心。