"God could not be everywhere
and therefore he made mothers." -- Jewish proverb

"Of all the rights of women,
the greatest is to be a mother." -- Lin Yutang

"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss
at the bottom of which
you will always find forgiveness." -- Honore' de Balzac (1799-1850)

"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)

"By and large, mothers and housewives
are the only workers who do not have regular time off.
They are the great vacationless class." -- Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1907- )

"The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom."
-- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)

"Youth fades; love droops, the leaves of friendship fall;
A mother's secret hope outlives them all."
-- Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)

"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me.
They have clung to me all my life."
-- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

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