Mother’s Day is the special time of year to honor the most important woman in your life, and show your appreciation for your mother’s love. Certain quotes that symbolize a mother’s love will give you all the warm fuzzies you need going into your Mother’s Day celebrations.
One of these quotes could make the perfect addition to a handwritten card, or you could even frame the quote and wrap it as one of your Mother’s Day gifts.
This weekend is all about celebrating the woman who gives you unconditional love and support. The woman you turn to when you need advice or guidance. If you’re looking for the right words to show your mother, or any other mother figure in your life how much they mean to you, these quotes will inspire you. Read through them before you write your Mother’s Day card:
1. “A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dates all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” – Agatha Christie
2. “The greatest power that mankind could ever achieve is the power of unconditional love. This is when people love with no limitations, conditions or boundaries.” – Tony Green
3. “Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me.” – Lady Gaga
4. “The only way love can last a lifetime is if it’s unconditional.” – Stephen Kendrick
5. “The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” – James E. Faust
6. “The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.” – Elaine Heffner
7. “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver
8. “Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.” – Cheryl Lacey Donovan
9. “My mother’s love has always been a sustaining force for our family, and one of my greatest joys is seeing her integrity, her compassion, her intelligence reflected in my daughters.” – Michelle Obama
10. “Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.” – Erich Fromm
11. “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
12. “There is nothing as sincere as a mother’s kiss.” —Saleem Sharma
13. “When you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.” – Mitch Albom
14. “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
15. “Intense love does not measure, it just gives.” – Mother Teresa
16. “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” – Leo Buscaglia
17. “My mother was the one constant in my life.” – Barack Obama
18. “All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” —Abraham Lincoln
19. “Mothers are like glue. Even when you can’t see them, they’re still holding the family together.” – Susan Gale
20. “What least makes a mother, is biology.” – Oprah Winfrey
