Sunday, May 12, 2013

Happy Mother's Day Greetings from the Famous!

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
William Makepeace Thackeray

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.
Barbara Kingsolver

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

"A mother is not a person to lean upon, but a person to make leaning unnecessary."
Dorothy Canfield Fisher

"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, U.S. President

"By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class."
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life."
Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President

"Youth fades; love droops, the leaves of friendship fall; A mother's secret hope outlives them all."
Oliver Wendell Holmes

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