To a mother, a child is ...

To a mother, a child is everything; but to a child, a parent is only a link in the chain of her existence.
To a mother, a child is everything; but to a child, a parent is only a link in the chain of her existence.

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Never complain and never explain.
We make our own fortunes and we call them fate.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.