“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.”

— William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair (1847–1848), Vol. II, Ch. 2

About William Makepeace Thackeray

1811 – 1863

English novelist, author of "Vanity Fair".

“Dare, and the world always yields: or, if it beat you sometimes, dare again, and it will succumb.”

“Good humour may be said to be one of the very best articles of dress one can wear in society.”

“When I say I know women, I mean I know that I don't know them.”

“Motherhood in the true sense should embrace all children.”

“Cherish the children your love gave life.”

“No man has ever lived that had enough Of children's gratitude or woman's love.”

“A loving heart maintains a family; a hateful heart destroys a family.”

“Being a good mother means teaching your children to care for the world.”

“So for the mother's sake the child was dear, and dearer was the mother for the child.”