1. The thread in a loving mother’s hand, the clothes on a wanderer’s body. Before leaving, I was afraid of returning late. Whoever speaks of an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring light. ——Meng Jiao

2. Everything I am and everything I can be attributed to my angelic mother. ——Lincoln

3. Maternal love is the greatest power in the world. ——Mir

4. A good mother is worth a hundred teachers. ——George Herbert