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)

无论我现在怎么样，还是希望以后会怎么样，都应当归功于我天使一般的母亲。我记得母亲的那些祷告，它们一直伴随着我，而且已经陪伴了我一生。

——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漂亮的女人。我所有的一切都归功于我的母亲。我一生中所有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

从来没有一个女人像她那样。她非常温柔，就像一只鸽子;她也很勇敢，像一头母狮……毕竟，对母亲的记忆和她的教诲是我人生起步的惟一资本，并奠定了我的人生之路。

——安德鲁·杰克逊

a good mother is worth a hundred schoolmaster.

—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)

青春会逝去;爱情会枯萎;友谊的绿叶也会凋零。而一个母亲内心的希望比它们都要长久。

——奥利弗·温戴尔·荷马

世界上的一切光荣和骄傲，都来自母亲。

——高尔基

慈母的胳膊是由爱构成的，孩子睡在里面怎能不香甜?

——雨果

全世界的母亲是多么的相像!她们的心始终一样，每一个母亲都有一颗极为纯真的赤子之心。