Quotes
Quotes about Mothers
Ah! How neatly tied, in these people, is the umbilical cord of morality! Since they left their mothers they have never sinned, have they? They are apostles, they are the descendants of priests; one can only wonder from what source they draw their indignation, and above all how much they have pocketed to do this, and in any case what it has done for them.
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
And say to mothers what a holy charge Is theirs--with what a kingly power their love Might rule the fountains of the new-born mind.
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his.
Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers.
This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain that they are their own.
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his.
We search the world for truth; we cull The good, the pure, the beautiful, From all old flower fields of the soul; And, weary seeker of the best, We come back laden from out quest, To find that all the sages said Is in the Book our mothers read.
With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them.
