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(xiàn)在怎么樣，還是希望以后會怎么樣，都應(yīng)當(dāng)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(jīng)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?xì)w功于我的母親。我一生中所有的成就都?xì)w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(nèi)心的希望比它們都要長久。
——奧利弗.溫戴爾.荷馬
God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. —Jewish proverb
上帝不能無處不在，因此他創(chuàng)造了母親。 ——猶太諺語
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will
always find forgiveness.
—Balzac 1799—1850
母親的心是一個深淵，在它的最深處你總會得到寬恕�！ �
——巴爾扎克
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their
mother.
—Author Unknown
父親能夠?yàn)楹⒆铀龅淖钪匾氖戮褪菒鬯麄兊哪赣H。
——無名氏
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
在我努力學(xué)習(xí)閱讀的過程中，母親一直分享著我的抱負(fù)、充分理解我，盡她所能幫助我。如果我一生中做了什么值得人們注意的事情，那一定是因?yàn)槲依^承了她的氣質(zhì)。
——布克.T.華盛頓
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
對我而言，我的母親似乎是我認(rèn)識的最了不起的女人……我遇見太多太多的世人，可是從未遇上像我母親那般優(yōu)雅的女人。如果我有所成就的話，這要?dú)w功于她。
——查爾斯.卓別林
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