"The joy of Motherhood:
What a woman experiences
when all the children
are finally in bed."

"A mother is ...
One who can take the place of all others,
But whose place no one else can take."

"God could not be everywhere
and therefore
He made mothers."
~ Jewish Proverb ~

"The loveliest masterpiece
of the heart of God
is the heart of a mother."

"To understand a parent's love:
Have a child."
~ Japanese Proverb ~

"You can get children off your lap,
but you can never get them
out of your heart."

"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 ~

"Who takes a child by the hand
takes a mother by the heart."

"A mother understands
what a child does not say."
~ Jewish Proverb ~

"Mothers hold their children's hands
for only a little while ...
Their hearts forever."

"The mother's heart
is the child's schoolroom."
~ Henry Ward Beecher ~

"Avenge yourself:
Live long enough to be a problem
to your children."

"Before I got married,
I had six theories
about bringing up children;
now I have six children
and no theories!"

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

"It was when I had my first child
that I understood how much
my mother loved me."

"I remember my mother's prayers
and they have always followed me.
They have clung to me all my life."
~ Abraham Lincoln ~

"A man loves his sweetheart the most,
his wife the best,
but his mother the longest."

"Mother is the name of God
in the lips and hearts of little children."

"A rich child often sits
in a poor mother's lap."
~ Spanish Proverb ~

"A Mother's Love starts
when her children's needs
become more important
than her own."

"No matter where you go
or what you do,
your mother will always be behind you ...
ripping her hair out."

"A mother's love is like a rose.
Each passing day it grows and grows."

"All that I am or ever hope to be,
I owe to my angel Mother."
~ Abraham Lincoln ~

"The smartest advice on raising children
is to enjoy them
while they are still on your side."

"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 ~

"A mother's love goes on and on,
even when her child
is grown and gone.
God planted a Mother's love so deep
that the roots of it
go deep and far into our hearts.
There is no place to resign,
quit, or escape."