You don't really understand hu...

You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back.

~William D. Tammeus~

Woman in the home has not yet ...

Woman in the home has not yet lost her dignity, in spite of Mother's Day, with its offensive implication that our love needs an annual nudging, like our enthusiasm for the battle of Bunker Hill.

~John Erskine~

Who fed me from her gentle bre...

Who fed me from her gentle breast And hushed me in her arms to rest, And on my cheek sweet kisses prest? My Mother . . . 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~

This world has jewels, money, ...

This world has jewels, money, land position, power, and mansions grand But a mother's love more precious far, than all these other treasures are. A mother nurtures, guides, protects Her teachings each child's life affects, and when in later years they go, away from home, and friends they know Those teachings will provide the stay, to keep them on the good straight way.

~Brenda Ascott Fry~

This heart, my own dear mother...

This heart, my own dear mother, bends, With love's true instinct, back to thee!

~Thomas Moore~

There is only one pretty child...

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

~Chinese Proverbs~

The sweetest sounds to mortals...

The sweetest sounds to mortals given Are heard in Mother, Home, and Heaven.

~William Goldsmith Brown~

The real religion of the world...

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.

~Oliver Wendell Holmes~

The one thing children wear ou...

The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents.

~John J. Plomp~

The moment a child is born, th...

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.

~Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)~

Setting a good example for you...

Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age.

~William Feather~

On Mother's Day I have written...

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~

Now that... my kids are grown,...

Now that... my kids are grown, I understand how much work and love it takes to raise and to keep a family together. The example of your strength, devotion, and patience is now rippling through the generations. Thank you!

~Forest Houtenschil~

Never raise your hand to your ...

Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected.

~Red Buttons~

My mom is a neverending song i...

My mom is a neverending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being. I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune.

~Graycie Harmon~

Mothers hold their children's ...

Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. ~

~Author Unknown~

Mothers are fonder than father...

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.

~Aristotle~

Motherhood is priced Of God, a...

Motherhood is priced Of God, at price no man may dare To lessen or misunderstand.

~Helen Hunt Jackson~

Mother love is the fuel that e...

Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.

~Marion C. Garretty~

Mother is the name for God in ...

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

~William Makepeace Thackeray~