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1.M ... is for the million things she gave me, O ... means only that she's growing old, T ... is for the tears she shed to save me, H ... is for her heart of purest gold; E ... is for her eyes, with love-light shining, R ... means right, and right she'll always be. Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER," A word that means the world to me. --Howard Johnson (c. 1915) 2. God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers. —Jewish proverb 上帝不能无处不在，因此他创造了母亲。 ——犹太谚语 3. Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall. A mother's secret hope outlives them all. —Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809—1894) 青春会逝去；爱情会枯萎；友谊的绿叶也会凋零。而一个母亲内心的希望比它们都要长久。 ——奥利弗•温戴尔•荷马 4. 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) 我的母亲是我见过的最漂亮的女人。我所有的一切都归功于我的母亲。我一生中所有的成就都归功于我从她那儿得到的德、智、体的教育。 —乔治•华盛顿 | 
