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