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title: "4 Mother Second Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 4 Mother Second quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Mother Second sayings and thoughts."
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> [My father and mother were second cousins, though they did not meet till shortly before their marriage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-white/my-father-and-mother-were-second-cousins-though-they-did-not-meet/)

[Patrick White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b15/patrick-white-15190_before_my-father-and-mother-were-second-cousins_769922.jpg)

> [“Your first teacher is your mother; the second is people; the third is life; and the fourth is God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/your-first-teacher-is-your-mother-the-second-is-people-the-third-is/)

[Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/055/matshona-dhliwayo-52_child-quotes_your-first-teacher-is-your-mother-the-se_1432276.jpg)

> [“The first professor you meet in life is your mother; the second is hardship, and the last is death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matshona-dhliwayo/the-first-professor-you-meet-in-life-is-your-mother-the-second-is/)

[Matshona Dhliwayo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matshona-dhliwayo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/matshona-dhliwayo-52_death_the-first-professor-you-meet-in-life-is_2495588.jpg)

> [“The Greatest loss in life is the loss of a mother: The second greatest, the loss of Self.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/med-saidi/the-greatest-loss-in-life-is-the-loss-of-a-mother-the-second-greatest/)

[Med Saidi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/med-saidi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc0/med-saidi-261847_life_the-greatest-loss-in-life-is-the-loss-of_3153613.jpg)

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