I hope it is a beautiful day for all of you who are mothers. Below are some quotes in both French and English you may enjoy.
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Tendresse
maternelle, toujours se renouvelle.
maternelle, toujours se renouvelle.
A mother’s affection
is always new.
is always new.
(French proverb)
À l’oreille de tous les enfants
“maman” est un mot magique.
“maman” est un mot magique.
To a child’s ear,
“mother” is magic in any language.
“mother” is magic in any language.
-Arlene Benedict, writer
(original quote in
English)
English)
Maman tu es la plus belle du monde car tant
d’amour inonde tes jolis yeux.
d’amour inonde tes jolis yeux.
Mom you are the most
beautiful in the world, for so much love floods your pretty eyes.
beautiful in the world, for so much love floods your pretty eyes.
-Henri
Salvador,
Salvador,
a French jazz singer
and composer.
and composer.
Une maman formidable donne toujours une
grand-mere exceptionnelle.
grand-mere exceptionnelle.
A great mother
always makes an exceptional grandmother.
always makes an exceptional grandmother.
-Jean Gastaldi, French writer.
Ma Maman est une Maman comme toutes les Mamans,
mais voilà c’est la mienne.
mais voilà c’est la mienne.
My Mom is a Mom like
all Moms, but she’s mine.
all Moms, but she’s mine.
– Mick Micheyl,
French actress from the 1960’s.
French actress from the 1960’s.
Dieu ne pouvait être partout, alors il a cree la
mere.
mere.
God couldn’t
be everywhere, so He created mothers.
be everywhere, so He created mothers.
(Jewish proverb)
L’avenir d’un enfant est l’oeuvre de sa mere.
The future of
a child is the work of his mother.
a child is the work of his mother.
-Napoleon Bonaparte.
Le coeur d’une mere est un abîme au fond duquel
se trouve toujours le pardon.
se trouve toujours le pardon.
The heart of
a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find
forgiveness.
a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find
forgiveness.
Honore de
Balzac, a 19th century French novelist and playwright.
Balzac, a 19th century French novelist and playwright.
L’amour de ma mere etait si grand que j’ai
travaille dur pour le justifier.
travaille dur pour le justifier.
The love of
my mother was so great that I had to work hard to justify it.
my mother was so great that I had to work hard to justify it.
Marc Chagall,
Russian painter.
Russian painter.
La main qui berce l’enfant est la main qui
domine le monde.
domine le monde.
The hand who
rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.
rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.
William Ross
Wallace, poet (original quote in English).
Wallace, poet (original quote in English).
Dear Emily,
A wonderful post full of such poignant quotes.
Happy Mothers Day!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
Love the quotes! Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day…and I hope you find (or found) loads of tulips waiting for you at the Market…we live in such an amazing place, so lucky!
xo J~