With Mother's Day just around the corner, it's the perfect time to tell your mom or any special woman in your life that she's truly the best.
Whether you're giving her a thoughtful Mother's Day gift or spending time enjoying Mother's Day activities together, be sure to include a personal Mother's Day card with a heartfelt message.
To help you tell your mom how much you appreciate her, we've compiled a list of Mother's Day quotes. They range from sweet, and sentimental to funny and inspirational, therefore they'll suit any kind of mom.
You can write these quotes on cards or post them on Instagram captions. So go ahead and don't forget to share these lovely words!
Short Mother's Day Quotes
1. "A mother’s love liberates." - Maya Angelou
2. "The world needs our mothers."- Liya Kebede
3. "We are born of love; love is our mother."- Rumi
4. "My mother is a walking miracle."- Leonardo DiCaprio
5. "No man is poor who has a Godly mother." - Abraham Lincoln
6. "Motherhood: all love begins and ends there." - Robert Browning
7. "There is nothing as sincere as a mother’s kiss."- Saleem Sharma
8. "A mother understands what a child does not say."- Jewish proverb
9. "Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face."- George Eliot
10. "Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind."- Kahil Gibran
11. "A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place."- Amy Tan
12. "A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s."- Princess Diana
13. "Mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled."- Emily Dickinson
14. "There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother."- Sara Josepha Hale
15. "All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."- Abraham Lincoln
16. "God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers." - Rudyard Kipling
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Funny Mom Quotes
17. "The phrase ’working mother’ is redundant." - Jane Sellman
18. "Sooner or later we all quote our mothers." - Bern Williams
19. "There is no such thing as fun for the whole family." - Jerry Seinfeld
20. "It’s not easy being a mom. If it were, fathers would do it." - The Golden Girls
21. "In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra." - Fran Lebowitz
22. "If evolution really works, how come mothers have only two hands?" - Milton Berle
23. "I’m not insane. My mother had me tested." - Sheldon Cooper, "The Big Bang Theory"
24. "Once you sign on to be a mother, 24/7 is the only shift they offer." - Jodi Picoult
25. "Don’t try and make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it." - Russell Baker
26. "In the end, mothers are always right. No one else tells the truth." - Randy Susan Meyers
27. "Any mother could do the jobs of several air traffic controllers with ease" - Lisa Alther
28. "My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it." - Mark Twain
29. "If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent." - Bette Davis
30. "The more I go through parenting, the more I say I owe my mother an apology." - Ray Romano
31. "Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them." - P. J. O’Rourke
32. "All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt." - Charles M. Schulz
33. "Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease." - Lisa Alther
34. "A mom forgives us all our faults, not to mention one or two we don’t even have." - Robert Brault
35. "My mother used to say, ‘The older you get, the better you get. Unless you’re a banana.’" - Betty White
36. "Having a child is like getting a tattoo ... on your face. You better be committed." - Elizabeth Gilbert
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Touching Mother's Day Quotes
37. "If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love."- Stevie Wonder
38. "To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power."- Maya Angelou
39. "When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth." - Mitch Albom
40. "The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness." - Honoré de Balzac
41. "To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow." - Maya Angelou
42. "You can be a good mom and still work out, get your rest, have a career - or not. My mother encouraged me to find that balance."- Michelle Obama
43. "There is no velvet so soft as a mother’s lap, no rose as lovely as her smile, no path so flowery as that imprinted with her footsteps."- Archibald Thompson
44. "My mother had a slender, small body, but a large heart—a heart so large that everybody’s joys found welcome in it, and hospitable accommodation." - Mark Twain
45. "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.'" - Fred Rogers
46. "My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind." - Michael Jordan
47. "My mother always taught me to be strong and to never be a victim. Never make excuses. Never expect anyone else to provide for me things I know I can provide for myself."- Beyonce
48. "I would say that my mother is the single biggest role model in my life, but that term doesn’t seem to encompass enough when I use it about her. She was the love of my life."- Mindy Kaling
49. "My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her." - George Washington
50. "My mother was the one constant in my life. When I think about my mom raising me alone when she was 20, and working and paying the bills, and, you know, trying to pursue your own dreams, I think is a feat that is unmatched." - Barack Obama
Heartwarming Mother’s Day Quotes For Grandma
51. "There’s no place like home except Grandma’s." - Unknown
52. "My grandmother is my angel on earth. " - Catherine Pulsifer
53."Grandmas are short on criticism and long on love." - Unknown
54. "If nothing is going well, call your grandmother." - Italian Proverb
55. "Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a grandmother." - Unknown
56. "As I learned from growing up, you don’t mess with your grandmother." - Prince William
57. "Grandmothers always have time to talk and make you feel special." - Catherine Pulsifer
58. "Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while…but our hearts forever. " - Unknown
59. "A grandmother is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend." - Unknown
60. "Grandmothers are the people who take delight in hearing babies breathing into the telephone." - Unknown
61. "It’s such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother—that’s why the world calls her grandmother." - Unknown
62. "Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete." - Marcy DeMaree
63. "I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother." - Andre Leon Talley
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Loving Mother’s Day Quotes For Aunt
64. "Aunt; like a mom only cooler." - Unknown
65. "Great sisters get promoted to aunt." - Unknown
66. "An aunt makes life a little sweeter." - Unknown
67. "An aunt grows more treasured as time goes by." - Unknown
68. "Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother." - Oprah Winfrey
69. "An aunt is always there for all the times when you need a second mom." - Unknown
70. "Aunt - a double blessing. You love like a parent and act like a friend." - Unknown
71. "The best aunts aren’t substitute parents, they’re co-conspirators." - Daryl Gregory
72. "Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws." - Barbara Kingsolver
73. "I smile because you’re my aunt. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it." - Unknown
74. "An aunt is someone special to remember with warmth, think of with pride, and cherish with love." - Unknown
75. "Only an aunt can give hugs like a mother, can keep secrets like a sister and share love like a friend." - Unknown
76. "Aunt: A cherished friend and personal cheerleader who will always see you through rose-colored glasses." - Unknown
77. "An aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side." - Sara Sheridan
Meaningful Mother’s Day Quotes For Sister
78. "Mom: a title just above queen." - Unknown
79. "I have so much of you in my heart." - John Keats
80. "Nothing is really lost until your mom can’t find it." - Unknown
81. "The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend." - Cali Rae Turner
82. "A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary." - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
83. "Time passes quickly but one thing always lasts – the love and support found in you. " - Catherine Pulsifer
84. "A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. " - Isadora James
85. "Your sisters are the only people in the world who know what it’s like to have been brought up the way you were." - Betsy Cohen
86. "An older sister is a friend and defender - a listener, conspirator, a counselor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too." - Pam Brown
87. "To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confident – it is to have a soulmate for life." - Victoria Secunda
Happy Mother’s Day Quotes For Friend
88. "You are far more precious than jewels." - Proverbs
89. "It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters."
90. "Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are." - Cheryl Lacey Donovan
91. "There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family." - Unknown
92. "You are a gift from God a friend that I can count on and a wonderful model of a mother." - Unknown
93. "By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before." - Edwin Elliot
94. "It’s not that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but it’s your best friends who are your diamonds." - Gina Barreca
95. "The love and compassion you’ve always carried in your heart makes you a wonderful mother and a beloved friend." - Unknown
96. "Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart." - Eleanor Roosevelt
97. "There will be so many times you feel like you failed. But in the eyes, heart, and mind of your child you are super mom." - Stephanie Precourt
How to Use Mother’s Day Quotes
Expressing the true spirit of Mother's Day can be done beautifully with words. If you're creating a special notebook or designing a personalized card, here are some helpful ideas to include Mother's Day quotes smoothly:
- Choose Meaningful Quotes: Select quotes that express your relationship with your mother or the mother figures you honor. Identify quotes that evoke emotions and memories about her.
- Personalize Your Message: Use the chosen quote and put your personal touch to it so that it becomes unique. Share certain memories that your mother remembers most or what qualities you admire. In this way, you will compose an emotional letter that celebrates the special bond that you share with your mom.
- Consider the Medium: Think about where your quote will appear. If it's a Mother's Day card, keep it shorter so it will fit well with the design. With larger items like canvas prints, you can have longer quotes or even a collage of quotes.
- Add Visual Appeal: Make your quote more appealing by pairing it with a beautiful design or incorporating ornate details such as floral patterns or illustrations.
Make this Mother's Day genuinely remarkable by expressing your love and gratitude for the special mothers in your life. Happy Mother's Day!
