* Children are the sum of what mothers contribute to their lives. — Unknown
* Men are what their mother made them. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
* The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. — Henry Ward Beecher
* The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom. — Henry Ward Beecher
* Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers. — Harriet Beecher Stowe
* Off all the rights of women the greatest is to be a mother. — Lin Yutang
* A mother understands what a child does not say. — Jewish Proverb
* A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path. — Agatha Christie
* The hands that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world. — William Ross Walllace
* 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
* I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. — Abraham Lincoln