For to the extent that mothers are of tender spirit and bear more children, so much the more attached are they to their children.
To the extent that mothers are weaker and give birth to many, that’s how much more they love their children.
For by how much mothers are by nature weak in disposition and prolific in offspring, by so much the fonder they are of children.
Considering that mothers are the weaker sex and give birth to many, they are the more devoted to their children.