48.
Stabat Mater dolorosa
Juxta crucem lacrymosa
Quo pendebat Filius.
[Sorrow-stricken stood the Mother
Weeping by the cross
On which hung her Son.]
—Mediaeval Latin Hymn.
49. Tendresse maternelle toujours se renouvelle. [A mother's affection is forever new.]—French.
50. The child is often kissed for the mother's (nurse's) sake.
51. The elephant does not find his trunk heavy, nor the mother her babe.—Angolese (Africa).
52. The future destiny of the child is always the work of the mother.—Napoleon.
53. The good mother says not "Will you?" but gives.—Italian.
54. The mother's heart is always with her children.
55. The mother's breath is aye sweet.—Scotch.
56. The mother knows best if the child be like the father.