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?

　　無論我現在怎么樣，還是希望以后會怎么樣，都應當歸功于我天使一般的母親。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于我的母親。我一生中所有的成就都歸功于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，就像一只鴿子；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，并奠定了我的人生之路。

　　——安德魯·杰克遜

　　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