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Quotes about mothers and a mother's love. This hand-picked collection brings together 30 of the finest mother quotes ever written — from Victor Hugo, Eleanor Roosevelt and other great voices. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.

A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.

A son is a mother's most precious treasure.

Mothers were made to be the huggers, the kissers, the cheerleaders, the heart of the home.

Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.

All mothers are working mothers.

Mom: a title just above queen.

A mother is your first home, your first love, your first friend.

A mother's love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.

No language can express the power, beauty and heroism of a mother's love.

A son's first steps, a mother's endless pride.

Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories.

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.

A son may grow into a man, but in his mother's eyes he will always be her little boy.

Sons may turn into men, and grow out of their toys, but in the hearts of their mothers, they are still little boys.

Sons are the anchors of a mother's life.

A son is a mother's gift that lasts a lifetime.

A daughter may outgrow your lap, but she will never outgrow your heart.

A son is a gift of love that a mother carries in her heart for eternity.

The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the heart of a mother.

A mother's arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.

— Victor Hugo

A mother's mother is the soul of the family tree.

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one.

Words are not enough to express the unconditional love that exists between a mother and her daughter.

A mother's love is the strongest energy known to man.

I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

A daughter is a mother's gender partner, her closest ally in the family confederacy.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.

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