Mother Tongue

Famous quotes containing the words mother and/or tongue:

    “With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
    England mourns for her dead across the sea,”
    —Laurence Binyon (1869–1943)

    “The wound that’s made by fire will heal,
    But the wound that’s made by tongue will never heal.”
    —Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.)