Quotes

Published May 12, 2012

A mother understands what a child does not say. — Anonymous

A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go. — Anonymous

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. — Sophia Loren

A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. —Marion C. Garretty

Mother — that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries. — T. DeWitt Talmage

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

I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. — Abraham Lincoln

Mother, the ribbons of your love are woven around my heart. — Anonymous

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 endeavour by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. — Washington Irving

A mother’s heart is a patchwork of love. — Anonymous

Mom, when thoughts of you are in our hearts, we are never far from home. — Anonymous 

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