Happy Mothers Day Quotes to Make Your Mom Smile

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, we’re not talking about Christmas (although that’s pretty great, too), we’re talking about Mother’s Day! Every year around this time, we take some time to appreciate the special women in our lives who have done so much to shape us into the people we are today.

What is Mothers Day?

Mothers Day is a day for us to remember and appreciate all that our mothers have done for us. It is also a time for us to honor our own role as mothers, grandmothers, or mother-like figures in our own lives. In other words, it’s a day where we can let go of stress and worry and do something fun with the people we love. And if you don’t have your mom around anymore, you can still honor her by spending some quality time with your children (or grandchildren). After all, they are your family too!

Happy Mothers Day Quotes

“My mother is a walking miracle.” —Leonardo DiCaprio
“A mother understands what a child does not say.” —Jewish proverb
“A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” —Princess Diana
“Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind.” —Kahil Gibran
“There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother.” —Sara Josepha Hale
“Mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.” —Emily Dickinson
“A mother’s love is more beautiful than any fresh flower.” —Debasish Mridha
“The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.” —Elaine Heffner
“The world needs our mothers.” —Liya Kebede
“Any mother could do the jobs of several air traffic controllers with ease” —Lisa Alther
“A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” —Victor Hugo
“Mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.” —Emily Dickinson
“A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place.” —Amy Tan
“When you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” —Mitch Albom
“A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.” —Unknown
“Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.” —Susan Gale
“My Mother: She is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her. ” —Jodi Picoult
“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” —William Makepeace Thackeray
“A mother’s love is more beautiful than any fresh flower.” —Debasish Mridha
“Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs since the payment is pure love.” —Mildred B. Vermont
“A mother is always the beginning. She is how things begin.” —Unknown
“There is nothing as sincere as a mother’s kiss.” —Saleem Sharma
“Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.” —George Eliot
“A mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place.” —Amy Tan
“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
“An ounce of mother is worth a ton of priest.” —Spanish Proverb
“A mom forgives us all our faults, not to mention one or two we don’t even have.” —Robert Brault
“When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” —Charley Benetto
“Mother is the heartbeat in the home; and without her, there seems to be no heartthrob.” —Leroy Brownlow
“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
“We are born of love; love is our mother.” —Rumi
“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
“The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.” —Elaine Heffner
“In the end, mothers are always right. No one else tells the truth.” —Randy Susan Meyers
“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” —Cardinal Mermillod
“If evolution really works, how come mothers have only two hands?” —Milton Berle
“There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.” —Chinese Proverb
“Mom, I love you, even though I’ll never accept your friend request.” —Unknown
“Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.” —Erich Fromm
“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” —Jill Churchill
“A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” —Unknown
“If love is as sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love.” —Stevie Wonder
“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” —Unknown
“Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease.” —Lisa Alther
“A mother is clothed with strength and dignity, laughs without fear of the future. When she speaks her words are wise and she gives instructions with kindness.” —Proverbs
“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. ” —Robert Browning
“God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” —Rudyard Kipling
“All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” —Abraham Lincoln
“In the mother’s eyes, her smile, her stroking touch, the child reads the message: ‘You are there!’” —Adrienne Rich
“A mother’s love is everything. It is what brings a child into this world. It is what molds their entire being. When a mother sees her child in danger, she is literally capable of anything. Mothers have lifted cars off of their children and destroyed entire dynasties. A mother’s love is the strongest energy known to man.” —Jamie McGuire

Some Funny Quotes About Mom

The bond between a mother and her children is like no other. It’s absolutely unbreakable and just as sweet. Celebrate mom on Mothers Day with these funny quotes about mom and her good ol’ crazy self. After all, she deserves it!

A Mother is someone who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. — Tenneva Jordan
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. — Robert Browning
If I had my life to live over again, I'd make more mistakes next time. — Tallulah Bankhead
A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them. — Victor Hugo
I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much. — John Wooden
My mother was the most beautiful woman I saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her. — George Washington
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's how big a fight you're willing to put up. — Dwight D Eisenhower
My Mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. — Mark Twain
You can't buy love; love is something that must be earned - but once you have it you can give it away and share your happiness with others. ― Audrey Hepburn
My own business? Why should we run our own business when we can be employees?