“Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.”
Kate Douglas Wiggin

85 FAMOUS QUOTES · MOM
Read 85 of the best mom quotes from Agatha Christie, Maya Angelou, Mahatma Gandhi, Kahlil Gibran and the Thirukkural, plus heartfelt original quotes for every mother.
“Most mothers are instinctive philosophers.”
Kate Douglas Wiggin
“Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.”
Pearl S. Buck
“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.”
Cardinal Mermillod
“My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me, and I felt I had something to live for, someone I must not disappoint.”
Thomas Edison
“Whoso honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up treasure.”
The Bible (Sirach 3:4)
“Mothers are the best lovers in the world.”
Louisa May Alcott (Little Women)
“My mother loved children. She would have given anything if I had been one.”
Groucho Marx
“A man who has been the indisputable favourite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror.”
Sigmund Freud
“A mother's love doesn't need words. It shows up in warm meals, packed lunches and a light left on.”
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“Mom is the only person who can tell you're upset from the way you say "hello."
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“Mom's kitchen is where love is measured in spoonfuls and served in heaps.”
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“Mothers hold their children's hands for a while, and their hearts forever.”
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“A mother's hug can fix what the whole world broke.”
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“Moms are the first teachers, the first doctors and the first best friends.”
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“Home is wherever my mom is.”
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“She gave up sleep, sweets and sometimes her own dreams so I could chase mine.”
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“A mother's love is the one thing you never have to earn.”
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“The first word most of us learn is "Amma," and the last word we forget is also "Amma."
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“Mothers don't stop being mothers when their children grow up. They just worry from further away.”
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“Thank you, Mom, for every sacrifice I noticed and every one I didn't.”
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“Happy birthday, Mom! Thank you for all the birthdays you made magical for me.”
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“Happy birthday to my first teacher, my forever friend and my favourite cook.”
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“May your birthday be as sweet as the kheer you make and as warm as your hugs.”
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“Happy birthday, Amma! May God bless you with health, happiness and many more years of scolding me lovingly.”
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“Today we celebrate the day the world got a little kinder, because you were born.”
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