It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half taken.
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.
My children, your heart is small, but prayer expands it and makes it capable of loving God.
Love makes mutes of those who habitually speak most fluently.
In love we are not only liable to betray ourselves, but also the secrets of others.
There are wounds of self-love which one does not confess to one’s dearest friends.
Love is the life of the soul. It is the harmony of the universe.
The more you are motivated by love, the more fearless and free your actions will be.
To my God a heart of flame; To my fellow man a heart of love; To myself a heart of steel.
"We decided to go ahead with David O. (Selznick) the way hedgehogs make love: verrry carefully !"
I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met.
Friendship is a plant that loves the sun, thrives ill under clouds.
The kindly intercourse will ever prove
A bond of amity and social love.
Banks that slope to the southern sky
Where languid violets love to lie.