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

 無論我現在怎麼樣，還是希望以後會怎麼樣，都應當歸功於我天使一般的母親。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於我的母親。我一生中所有的成就都歸功於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，就像一隻鴿子；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，並奠定了我的人生之路。 ——安德魯·傑克遜

 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

 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

 The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find orgiveness.

—Balzac 1799—1850

 母親的心是一個深淵，在它的最深處你總會得到寬恕。 ——巴爾紮克

 The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.

—Author Unknown

 父親能夠為孩子所做的最重要的事就是愛他們的母親。 ——無名氏

 In all my efforts to learn to read, my mother shared fully my ambition and sympathized with me and aided me in every way she could. If I have done anything in life worth attention, I feel sure that I inherited the disposition from my mother.

—Booker T. Washington 1881—1915

 在我努力學習閱讀的過程中，母親一直分享著我的抱負、充分理解我，盡她所能幫助我。如果我一生中做了什麼值得人們注意的事情，那一定是因為我繼承了她的氣質。 ——布克·T·華盛頓

 It seems to me that my mother was the most splendid woman I ever knew... I have met a lot of people knocking around the world since, but I have never met a more thoroughly refined woman than my mother. If I have amounted to anything, it will be due to her.

—Charles Chaplin 1889—1977

 對我而言，我的母親似乎是我認識的最了不起的女人……我遇見太多太多的世人，可是從未遇上像我母親那般優雅的女人。如果我有所成就的話，這要歸功於她。 ——查爾斯·卓別林