Mother's Day Quotes

May 6, 2010

In preparation for Mother's Day this weekend, I'd like to share a few quotes with you to remind you of the mothers in your life.

A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.

~Irish Proverb

Who ran to help me when I fell,

And would some pretty story tell,

Or kiss the place to make it well?

My mother.

~Ann Taylor

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.

~Elizabeth Stone

There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it.

~Chinese Proverb

Sweater, n.: garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly.

~Ambrose Bierce

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

I hope you enjoyed those quotes! What plans do you have this Mother's Day? How can you appreciate your mother?

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