Un conte sans amour est comme du boudin sans moutarde; c’est chose insipide.
Mother's Day Quotes
Most of what you will see here is about love in general, because the Mother page itself is short. The page is assembled from the pages on mothers, love and gratitude.
If you want quotes that are actually about mothers, the Mother page has fewer but more precise ones. For anything you plan to print or say out loud, check the source line and the label next to it.
You know, actually we have no love — that is a terrible thing to realize.
And when once the young heart of a maiden is stolen,
The maiden herself will steal after it soon.
Your bounty is beyond my speaking;
But though my mouth be dumb, my heart shall thank you.
L'ingratitude attire les reproches comme la reconnaissance attire de nouveaux bienfaits.
Freely we serve,
Because we freely love, as in our will
To love or not; in this we stand or fall.
My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have.
Could we forbear dispute, and practise love,
We should agree as angels do above.
Love's like the flies, and, drawing-room or garret, goes all over a house.
Love leads to present rapture,—then to pain;
But all through Love in time is healed again.
Like Dian's kiss, unask'd, unsought,
Love gives itself, but is not bought.
It is not safe to despise what Love commands. He reigns supreme, and rules the mighty gods.