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Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to sp

Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother. – Jane Welsh Carlyle

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Her children arise up, and call her blessed. – Bible

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Original Poems for Infant Minds My Mother
Who ran to help me when I fell,
And would some pretty story tell,
Or kiss the place to make it well?
My Mother. – Anon.

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A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take. – Cardinal Mermillod

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Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same — and most mothers kiss and scold together. – Pearl Buck

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