母親節的讚美

To Mothers

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

無論我現在怎麼樣，還是希望以後會怎麼樣，都應當歸功於我天使一般的母親。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。我所有的一切都歸功於我的母親。我一生中所有的成就都歸功於我從她那兒得到的德、智、體的教育。

——喬治‧華盛頓
　

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。而一個母親內心的希望比它們都要長久。

——奧利弗‧溫戴爾‧荷馬
　

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
　

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雅的女人。如果我有所成就的話，這要歸功於她。

——查理斯‧卓別林