QUOTATIONS
"All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my
angel Mother." -- Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
"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
What the Bible says about Mothers
Gen 3:20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would
become the mother of all the living.
Exo 20:12 "Honor your father and your mother, so
that you may live long in the land the LORD your
God is giving you.
Lev 19:3 "'Each of you must respect his mother and
father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the
LORD your God.
Deu 5:16 "Honor your father and your mother, as
the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you
may live long and that it may go well with you
in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
2 Ki 4:30 But the child's mother said, "As surely
as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not
leave you." So he got up and followed her.
Prov 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son
brings joy to his father, but a foolish son
grief to his mother.
Isa 66:13 As a mother comforts her child, so will
I comfort you; and you will be comforted over
Jerusalem."
Ezek 16:44 "'Everyone who quotes proverbs will
quote this proverb about you: "Like mother, like
daughter."
Luke 1:43 But why am I so favored, that the mother
of my Lord should come to me?
Luke 2:51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them
and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured
all these things in her heart.
John 19:26-27 When Jesus saw his mother there,
and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby,
he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your
son," and to the disciple, "Here is your mother."
From that time on, this disciple took her into
his home.
