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105+ Mother Quotes for Mother's Day: Heartwarming, Funny & Inspirational Sayings

Find 105+ heartfelt, funny & inspirational Mother's Day quotes for every mom in your life. Includes warm sayings for wives, uplifting words for new moms, and comforting messages for those missing their mothers. Perfect for cards, social posts, or heartfelt messages.

We put together 105+ Mother’s Day quotes for mothers. They’re sorted by feeling and who they’re meant for, including:

Make it easy to find perfect words for any mom.

Heartwarming Mother Quotes for Mother’s Day

These quotes help you show deep love and appreciation. They’re perfect for sharing warm, heartfelt feelings with your mom this Mother’s Day. They capture tender emotions and thankful hearts.

  1. “All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”
    – Abraham Lincoln
  1. “A mother’s arms are made of tenderness, and children sleep soundly in them.”
    – Victor Hugo
  1. “Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face.”
    – George Eliot
  1. “Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.”
    – Robert Browning
  1. “A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human to do the impossible.”
    – Marion C. Garretty
  1. “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.”
    – Maya Angelou
  1. “A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.”
    – Cardinal Mermillod
  1. “A mother’s heart is a patchwork of love.”
  1. “A mother’s love is more beautiful than any fresh flower.”
    – Debasish Mridha
  1. “Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.”
    – William Makepeace Thackeray
  1. “A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking.”
    – Helen Rice
  1. “The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.”
    – Jodi Picoult
  1. “A mother’s love is like a beacon, lighting the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.”
    – Honore de Balzac
  1. “A mother understands what a child does not say.”
    – Jewish Proverb
  1. “A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go.”
  1. “Mother is the heartbeat in the home.”
    – LDS Prophet
  1. “A mother’s love is the greatest energy known to humanity.”
    – Barbara Kingsolver
  1. “A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.”
    – Dorothy Canfield Fisher
  1. “When you look into your mother’s eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth.”
    – Mitch Albom
  1. “A mother’s love is the first music to a child’s soul.”
  1. “A mother’s love is like a rose—beautiful in every season.”
  1. “A mother’s love is the only love that is truly selfless, unconditional, and forgiving.”
    – Dr. T.P. Chia
  1. “A mother’s love is the language of the heart, spoken without words.”
  1. “A mother’s love is the light that guides you home.”
  1. “A mother’s love is the poetry of the soul.”
  1. “My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on.” – Michael Jordan
  1. “Youth fades; love droops… A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
  1. “She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.” – Proverbs 31:26
  1. “A mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired; it need not be deserved.” – Erich Fromm
  1. “You are the poem I never knew how to write, and this life is the story I’ve always wanted to tell.” – Lang Leav
  1. “Life doesn’t come with a manual—it comes with a mom.”
  1. “I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood.” – Lance Conrad
  1. “The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother.” – St. Therese of Lisieux
  1. “A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” – Princess Diana
  1. “To the world, you are a mother, but to your family, you are the world.”
  1. “The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” – James E. Faust
  1. “My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the best person you can be is a kind person.”
  1. “Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind.” – Kahil Gibran
  1. “There is no role in life that is more essential than that of motherhood.” – Elder M. Russell Ballard
  1. “Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.”
  1. “The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.” – Jodi Picoult
  1. “Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face before I even knew what faces were.” – George Eliot
  1. “We are born of love; Love is our mother.” – Rumi
  1. “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 Steiner Rice
  1. “Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” – Linda Wooten
  1. “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.”
  1. “A mother understands what a child does not say.” – Jewish Proverb
  1. “The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  1. “In the mother’s eyes, her smile, her stroking caress, the child reads the message: ‘You are there!’”
    – Adrienne Rich
  1. “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

Inspirational Mother Quotes for Mother’s Day

These mother quotes for mother’s day are designed to motivate and inspire mothers.

  1. “Motherhood is the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary - it’s an act of infinite optimism.”
    – Gilda Radner
  1. “Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.”
    – Susan Gale
  1. “When you are looking at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.”
    – Mitch Albom
  1. “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.”
    – Arthur G. Staples
  1. “A mother is not something you are, but something you do. A mother is a verb. It’s not just who you are. It’s what you do.”
    – Dorothy Canfield Fisher
  1. “The days are long but the years are short.”
    – Gretchen Rubin
  1. “Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.”
  1. “Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.”
    – Charles R. Swindoll
  1. “She believed she could, so she did.”
  1. “The world needs our mothers.”
    – Liya Kebede
  1. “Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human to do the impossible.”
    – Marion C. Garretty
  1. “She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.”
    – Proverbs 31:25
  1. “My mother was my role model before I knew what that word meant.”
    – Lisa Leslie
  1. “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world.”
    – Agatha Christie
  1. “I can handle more than the average bear because I’m a mom.”
    – Jennifer Lopez

Funny Mother Quotes for Mother’s Day

  1. “Mom - a title just above Queen.”
  1. “Definition of Mom: A woman who carries out the most difficult job in the world perfectly, without getting paid.”
  1. “I love you Mom, even though I never say it enough. And even though I hide your stuff. And even though I break things. Okay, maybe I don’t say it enough.”
  1. “My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.” – Mark Twain
  1. “The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.” – Calvin Trillin
  1. “Mom’s recipe for stress relief: a glass of wine, a good book, and a child-free zone.”
  1. “I got most of my good qualities from my mother. The rest I had to acquire on my own.”
  1. “Thanks for not selling me to the circus. I know it was a real possibility.”
  1. M-O-M stands for “Must Obey Me.”
  1. “You’re not a regular mom-you’re a cool mom!”
  1. “Behind every great kid is a mom.”
  1. “Mom: The only person who knows your drama, your secrets, and still loves you.”

Mother Quotes for Grandma

Don’t forget Grandmothers. These mother quotes for mother’s day are specifically for celebrating grandmothers.

  1. “Grandmothers are a delightful blend of laughter, caring deeds, wonderful stories, and love.”
  1. “A grandma is warm hugs and sweet memories. She remembers all of your accomplishments and forgets all of your mistakes.” – Barbara Cage
  1. “Grandmothers are voices of the past and role models of the present. Grandmothers open up the doors to the future.” – Helen Ketchum
  1. “If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.” – Italian Proverb
  1. “Grandmothers always have time to talk and make you feel special.” – Catherine Pulsifer
  1. “There’s no place like Grandma’s house.”
  1. “Grandma: a huger, a baker, a storyteller.”
  1. “Grandmothers are moms with lots of frosting.”
  1. “Being a grandma is my favorite role.”
  1. “Grandma’s love is like no other.” “Children’s children are a crown to the aged.” – Proverbs 17:6

Mother Quotes for Aunts, Sisters, and Friends on Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day isn’t just for biological mothers. Let’s celebrate other mother figures in our lives with these mother quotes for mother’s day.

  1. For Aunts: “Aunts are like moms, only cooler.”
  1. For Aunts: “An aunt is a safe haven for a child. Someone who will keep your secrets and is always on your side.” – Sara Sheridan
  1. For Sisters: “Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.”
  1. For Sisters: “Having a sister is like having a best friend you can’t get rid of. You know whatever you do, they’ll still be there.” – Lisa See
  1. For Friends: “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” – Elbert Hubbard
  1. For Friends: “Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.” – Jess C. Scott
  1. For Aunts/Sisters/Friends: “It takes a village to raise a child.” – African Proverb
  1. For Aunts/Sisters/Friends: “Thank you for being a wonderful mother figure in my life.”
  1. For Aunts/Sisters/Friends: “Celebrating you and the amazing mother you are
  1. For Aunts/Sisters/Friends: “Happy Mother’s Day to someone who embodies the spirit of motherhood.”

Mother Quotes for Your Wife

Show your wife how much you appreciate her as a mother with these mother quotes for mother’s day.

  1. “The best dad in the world makes the best mom in the world even better.”
  1. “Seeing you as a mother to our children fills me with even more love for you.”
  1. “Thank you for being the most incredible mother to our children. I admire you more than words can say.”
  1. “You are not just my wife, you are the heart of our family and the most amazing mother I could have wished for our children.”
  1. “Happy Mother’s Day to my partner in parenting, my love, and the mother of my amazing kids.”
  1. “Our children are so lucky to have you as their mother, and I am so lucky to have you as my wife.”
  1. “You make motherhood look effortless, even though I know how much you put into it. You are amazing.”
  1. “Every day I see you with our children, I fall in love with you all over again.”
  1. “You are the glue that holds our family together. Happy Mother’s Day, my love.”
  1. “Thank you for creating such a loving and nurturing home for our family.”

Mother Quotes for New Moms on Mother’s Day

First Mother’s Day is extra special! These mother quotes for mother’s day are perfect for celebrating new moms.

  1. “Happy First Mother’s Day! You’re doing an amazing job.”
  1. “Welcome to the motherhood club! It’s the best, and you’re already rocking it.”
  1. “Enjoy every precious moment of your first Mother’s Day. They grow up so fast.”
  1. “Being a new mom is tough, but you are tougher. Happy First Mother’s Day!”
  1. “You are already the perfect mother for your little one. Happy First Mother’s Day!”
  1. “May your first Mother’s Day be filled with love, joy, and maybe just a little bit of sleep!”
  1. “Congratulations on your first Mother’s Day! Get ready for a lifetime of love and adventure.”
  1. “You are a natural! Happy First Mother’s Day to a wonderful new mom.”
  1. “The journey of motherhood has just begun for you, and it’s going to be incredible. Happy First Mother’s Day!”
  1. “A woman giving birth has pain… but forgets the anguish because of her joy.” – John 16:21

Mother Quotes for Those Missing Their Mothers on Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day can be bittersweet for those who have lost their mothers. These mother quotes for mother’s day offer comfort and remembrance.

  1. “Though you are not here, your love still guides me. Happy Mother’s Day in Heaven, Mom.”
  1. “Thinking of you this Mother’s Day and missing you more than words can say.”
  1. “Mothers never really leave us. They live on in our hearts and memories.”
  1. “Your memory is a blessing. Happy Mother’s Day to my angel mom in heaven.”
  1. “Grief is the price we pay for love. Missing you deeply this Mother’s Day, Mom.” – Queen Elizabeth II
  1. “Even though you’re gone, I still feel your love surrounding me. Happy Mother’s Day, Mom.”
  1. “Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.” – Eskimo Proverb
  1. “Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear.”
  1. “My heart aches for you this Mother’s Day, but I find comfort in the beautiful memories we shared.”
  1. “Celebrating your life and legacy this Mother’s Day. You are forever in my heart, Mom.”

“Though she may forget, I will not forget you!” – Isaiah 49:15

Mother Quotes for Single Moms on Mother’s Day

Single moms are superheroes! These mother quotes for mother’s day celebrate their strength and dedication.

  1. “Being a single mother is twice the work, twice the stress, and twice the tears but also twice the hugs, twice the love, and twice the pride.”
  1. “Single moms: because you’re strong enough to be both a father and a mother.”
  1. “To all the single mothers out there, you are doing an incredible job. Happy Mother’s Day!”
  1. “The strength of a single mother is unmatched.”
  1. “She is a mother and a father, all rolled into one. She is a single mom, and she is amazing.”
  1. “Happy Mother’s Day to the superheroes we call single moms!”
  1. “You are showing your children what strength, resilience, and love look like every day. Happy Mother’s Day, single mom!”
  1. “Single motherhood is not a hardship, it’s a testament to strength.”
  1. “You are enough. You are strong. You are a wonderful mother. Happy Mother’s Day to all the single moms.”
  1. “Raising children on your own is one of the bravest things you can do. Happy Mother’s Day to all single mothers.”

Short & Sweet Mother Quotes for Mother’s Day

Sometimes, less is more. These short and sweet mother quotes for mother’s day are perfect for concise messages that still pack an emotional punch.

  1. “Home is where your mom is.”
  1. “Best mom ever.”
  1. “Love you, Mom.”
  1. “Thank you, Mom.”
  1. “My first friend, my forever friend.”
  1. “Mom: My superhero.”
  1. “Simply the best.”
  1. “Heart of gold.”
  1. “Unconditional love.”
  1. “Always there.”

Conclusion: Celebrating Mothers Everywhere with Heartfelt Mother Quotes for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day isn’t just a holiday. It’s a time to stop and thank the amazing women in our lives. They guide us, care for us, and love us no matter what. We made this big list of 105+ quotes to help you say what’s in your heart.

Pick a quote that’s sweet, funny, or uplifting. What matters most is showing your mom she’s special. Put these quotes in cards or online posts. Or just say them out loud to make her smile.

Happy Mother’s Day to all moms, grandmas, aunts, sisters, friends, wives, and anyone who’s like a mom. You’re loved, valued, and important beyond measure.

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