When God thought of mother, He must have laughed with satisfaction, and framed it quickly - so rich, so deep, so divine, so full of soul, power, and beauty, was the conception.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Holy church-that mother who is also a queen because she is a king's bride.
- Teresa of Avila
In God's great vaudeville, Mother is the headliner.
- Elbert Hubbard
A mother is as different from anything else that God ever thought of, as can possibly be. She is a distinct and individual creation.
- Henry Ward Beecher
A good mother is protective but not over-protective. She's patient, she's affectionate, she's playful, but above all she is supportive.