Describing the love you have for your mom can be difficult, especially when she has a unique personality. Whether she’s a fun-loving mom, a strict mom, a loving mom, or a trendy mom, expressing your love for her can be a challenge. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
We’ve compiled a list of the best Mother’s Day quotes from various celebrities, writers, and thinkers who have perfectly captured the essence of our feelings towards our mothers. Some of these quotes are humorous, some are brutally honest, some are about having an inspiring mom, and some talk about the experience of being a mother. But they all beautifully capture the strong bond between a mother and her child, and the unconditional love that comes with it.
You can use these quotes in many ways, such as in your Mother’s Day card, as a caption for your Mother’s Day Instagram post, as a toast at your Mother’s Day brunch, or you can just text them to your mom so she knows how special she is to you. If you want to make your message even more personalized, you can add a poem or quotes for mother-daughters, mother-sons, or new moms.
- “A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” – Marion C. Garretty
- “All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln
- “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” – Princess Diana
- “Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” – Robert Browning
- “The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” – James E. Faust
- “A mother’s love is unconditional and eternal.” – Unknown
- “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” – Rudyard Kipling
- “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” – Cardinal Mermillod
- “A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place.” – Amy Tan
- “Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” – Ricki Lake
- “A mother’s love is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.” – Honore de Balzac
- “A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking.” – Helen Rice
- “The best academy, a mother’s knee.” – James Russell Lowell
- “A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.” – Honore de Balzac
- “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” – William Makepeace Thackeray
- “Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.” – Susan Gale
- “All mothers are working mothers.” – Unknown
- “Motherhood is a choice you make everyday, to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is…and to forgive yourself, over and over again, for doing everything wrong.” – Donna Ball
- “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” – Victor Hugo
- “A mother’s love is the peace that fills a child’s heart.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the greatest love the world has ever known.” – Unknown
- “The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” – Honore de Balzac
- “The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother.” – St. Therese of Lisieux
- “Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials.” – Meryl Streep
- “A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” – Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- “Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.” – Unknown
- “A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” – Tenneva Jordan
- “The best thing about being a mom to me is the unconditional love. I have never felt a love as pure, a love that’s as rewarding.” – Monica Denise Brown
- “A mother’s love is the only love that can’t be explained. It’s felt, it’s understood, and it’s unconditional.” – Unknown
- “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavour by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” – Washington Irving
- “A mother’s heart is always with her children.” – Unknown
- “The influence of a mother upon the lives of her children cannot be measured. They know and absorb her example and attitudes when it comes to questions of honesty, temperance, kindness, and industry.” – Billy Graham
- “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is a reflection of the love of God.” – Unknown
- “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” – Linda Wooten
- “A mother’s love is always patient and forgiving.” – Unknown
- “The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” – Theodore Hesburgh
- “A mother’s love is the sunshine that warms a child’s heart.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the most beautiful, purest, and strongest of all loves.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” – Unknown
- “A mother is a person who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the foundation on which a child builds their life.” – Unknown
- “A mother is one who can juggle many things at once, but never drops the ball.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the key to unlocking a child’s potential.” – Unknown
- “When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” – Sophia Loren
- “A mother’s love is like a garden. It grows and blossoms over time, becoming more beautiful with each passing day.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the anchor that holds the family together through life’s storms.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the most precious gift a child can receive.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the light that guides a child through all of life’s challenges.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the glue that keeps a family together.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the foundation of a child’s life.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the one thing in the world that never changes.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the most powerful force on earth.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is like a candle that burns brightly even in the darkest of nights.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the thread that binds the family together.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the seed that grows into a child’s happiness.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the one thing in the world that is truly unconditional.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the gift that keeps on giving.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the rock that a child can always rely on.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is like a warm embrace that never fades.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the heartbeat of the family.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the light that shines on a child’s path.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the melody that fills a child’s heart with joy.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the wings that help a child soar.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the medicine that heals a child’s wounds.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the compass that guides a child through life’s journey.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the strength that helps a child overcome any obstacle.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the warmth that melts away a child’s fears.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the sunshine that brightens a child’s day.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the magic that makes a child’s dreams come true.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is like a rainbow. It brightens up even the darkest of days.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the wind beneath a child’s wings.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the star that shines on a child’s darkest nights.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the comfort that eases a child’s pain.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the treasure that a child will always cherish.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the miracle that transforms a child’s life.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the glue that holds a family together through thick and thin.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the fountain of youth that keeps a child’s heart forever young.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the light that illuminates a child’s path to success.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the shelter that protects a child from life’s storms.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the melody that fills a child’s ears with sweet music.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the fragrance that fills a child’s life with sweet memories.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the bridge that connects a child to the world.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the foundation on which a child’s character is built.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the canvas on which a child’s life is painted.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the spark that ignites a child’s imagination.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the treasure that a child will carry with them always.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the key that unlocks a child’s potential.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the compass that guides a child through life’s journey.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the song that fills a child’s heart with joy.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the sun that warms a child’s soul.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the wind that carries a child to new heights.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the force that drives a child to greatness.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the river that flows through a child’s life.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the light that shines on a child’s path to happiness.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the anchor that keeps a child grounded.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the fire that ignites a child’s passion.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the gift that keeps on giving, long after the wrapping paper has been thrown away.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the one thing in the world that is truly priceless.” – Unknown
- “A mother’s love is the greatest gift a child can ever receive.” – Unknown