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
God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. —Jewish proverb
上帝不能无处不在，因此他创造了母亲。 ——犹太谚语
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will
always find forgiveness.
—Balzac 1799—1850
母亲的心是一个深渊，在它的最深处你总会得到宽恕。
——巴尔扎克
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their
mother.
—Author Unknown
父亲能够为孩子所做的最重要的事就是爱他们的母亲。
——无名氏
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
在我努力学习阅读的过程中，母亲一直分享着我的抱负、充分理解我，尽她所能帮助我。如果我一生中做了什么值得人们注意的事情，那一定是因为我继承了她的气质。
——布克.T.华盛顿
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
对我而言，我的母亲似乎是我认识的最了不起的女人……我遇见太多太多的世人，可是从未遇上像我母亲那般优雅的女人。如果我有所成就的话，这要归功于她。
——查尔斯.卓别林
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