Over the years of celebrating Mother’s Day I was never curious about its origin. That changed when I started to blog. I’ve become curious about these things because it gives me content to inspire, educate and motivate my audience.
A brief history of Mother’s Day
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” ~ Napoleon Hill,
28 Funny and Inspirational Mother’s Day Quotes and Sayings
In celebration of Mother’s Day 2014 I want to share with you 10 of my favorite Mother’s Day Quotes and Sayings.
1. 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 who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. ~Washington Irving
2. A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go. ~Unknown
3. A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s. ~ Princess Diana
4. Most mothers are instinctive philosophers. ~Harriet Beecher Stowe
5. A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled. ~ Emily Dickinson
6. Who fed me from her gentle breast
And hushed me in her arms to rest,
And on my cheek sweet kisses prest?
My Mother. ~ Ann Taylor
7. Mom, when thoughts of you are in our hearts, we are never far from home. ~Unknown
8. Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all, ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
9. On Mother’s Day I have written a poem for you. In the interest of poetic economy and truth, I have succeeded in concentrating my deepest feelings and beliefs into two perfectly crafted lines:
You’re my mother,
I would have no other!
~Forest Houtenschil
10. 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
11. The phrase ‘working mother’ is redundant. ~ Jane Sellman
12. Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother’s love is not. ~ James Joyce
13. Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark … to have been loved so deeply .. will give us some protection forever. ~ J.K. Rowling
14. 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
Humorous Mother’s Day Quotes
15. It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it. ~ Dorothy on The Golden Girls
16. Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children. ~Sam Levenson
17. Children are a great comfort in your old age — and they help you reach it faster, too. ~Lionel Kauffman
18. It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn’t. ~Barbara Kingsolver
19. The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents. ~John J. Plomp
20. Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn’t have anything to do wth it. ~Haim Ginott
21. When you’re dying laughing because your three-year-old made a fart joke, it doesn’t matter what else is going on. That’s real happiness. ~ Gwyneth Paltrow
22. It would seem that something which means poverty, disorder, and violence every single day should be avoided entirely. But the desire to beget children is a natural urge. ~ Phyllis Diller
23. Sing out loud in the car even, or especially, if it embarrasses your children. ~Marilyn Penland
24. There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. ~Chinese Proverb
25. Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. ~Red Buttons
26. My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance. ~ Tim Allen
27. If nature had arranged that husbands and wives should have children alternatively, there would never be more than three in a family. ~Lawrence Housman
28. My parents elected me president of the family when I was 4. We actually had an election every year and I always won. I’m an only child, and I could count on my mother’s vote.~ Condoleezza Rice
29. My mom said she learned how to swim. Someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. That’s how she learned how to swim. I said, ‘Mom, they weren’t trying to teach you how to swim.’ ~ Paula Poundstone
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I really enjoy reading your posts Adalia, keep doing what you do best!
Thanks John!
I like to read about quotes and really enjoyed this post. Thanks for the share. The best one was from Oprah from a humor perspective 🙂
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Hi Ganes, Glad you found a favorite. I like that one by Oprah as well.
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Really nice quotes collection. Thanks for these quotes, your quotes helped me to prepare a beautiful card for my mother. 🙂
Great content- Mothers all around the world should be respected and loved deeply for their care for us.
Really Inspirational.. Thanks
Hey Adalia Great Collection Of Quotes. You just Make me Emotional. Just want to say That Without Mother Life is Nothing. Human Existence is not Possible. Thanks for Sharing this Post with Us…..
You are welcome Quotes Academy. Here’s to you getting a massive amount of visitors to your blog.
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Hi Adalia, Thank you for giving good inspirational quotes on mother.Mother is teacher,true friend and artist in life.that’s how you can express your feeling being a mother.
Thank you.
Glad you loved the quotes. Here’s to you getting lots of visitors to your site.
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Very nice and heart touching quotes. Mom always motivates us and these are very heart touching quotes to show our respect and love towards her.
amazing list of mother quotes, really great.
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