"An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy."  ~Spanish Proverb

"mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled."  ~Emily Dickinson

"A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on
 the past in the guise of fond memories."  ~Honoré de Balzac

"A mother is she who can take the place of all others but
whose place no one else can take."
~ Cardinal Mermillod

"I really learned it all from mothers."
 ~ Dr. Benjamin Spock