mother’s day greetings: Mother’s Day 2025: Top 100+ quotes, greetings, messages and images to share with your mom on special day
She becomes their first teacher, their first caregiver, their first friend, and their fiercest protector. To honour and celebrate all that mothers do, Mother’s Day is observed around the world—typically on the second Sunday of May each year.
Today, the world is celebrating one of life’s most cherished relationships—motherhood. Mother’s Day is celebrated every year on May 11, 2025. On this Mother’s Day 2025, we celebrate the women who have shaped us with their love, strength, and endless sacrifices. It’s a day to express our deepest gratitude, reflect on maternal bonds, and share words that uplift, comfort, and appreciate.
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Top 100+ quotes for Mother’s Day
“A mother’s love endures through all.” — Washington Irving”Life doesn’t come with a manual. It comes with a mother.” — Unknown”To the world you are a mother, but to your family you are the world.” — Unknown
“A mother’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” — Unknown
“God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” — Rudyard Kipling
“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” — Abraham Lincoln
“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” — Cardinal Meymillod
“A mother’s love is more beautiful than any fresh flower.” — Debasish Mridha
“The influence of a mother in the lives of her children is beyond calculation.” — James E. Faust
“There is nothing as powerful as a mother’s love, and nothing as healing as a child’s soul.” — Unknown
“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had.” — Linda Wooten
“Motherhood: All love begins and ends there.” — Robert Browning
“A mother is the heartbeat in the home; and without her, there seems to be no heartthrob.” — Leroy Brownlow
“My mother is a walking miracle.” — Leonardo DiCaprio
“Motherhood is the exquisite inconvenience of being another person’s everything.” — Unknown
“There is no role in life that is more essential than that of motherhood.” — Elder M. Russell Ballard
“Motherhood is the greatest thing and the hardest thing.” — Ricki Lake
“It takes someone really brave to be a mother, someone strong to raise a child and someone special to love someone more than herself.” — Unknown
“A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.” — Dorothy Canfield Fisher
“A mom is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.” — Unknown
“Silence is golden. Unless you have kids. Then silence is just suspicious.” — Unknown
“Nothing is really lost until mom can’t find it.” — Unknown
“If at first you don’t succeed, try doing it the way mom told you to in the beginning.” — Unknown
“Mom: I love you and your ability to make everything better with food and sarcasm.” — Unknown
“A mother’s love is unconditional. Her methods of showing it might involve threats and bribes.” — Unknown
“I’m a strong woman because a strong woman raised me.” — Unknown
“Motherhood: Powered by love. Sustained by wine.” — Unknown
“Behind every great child is a mom who’s pretty sure she’s screwing it all up.” — Unknown
“Being a mom means always having to double-check if that stain is chocolate… or not.” — Unknown
“My mom said she taught me everything she knows. Unfortunately, that includes how to be late.” — Unknown
“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” — Honoré de Balzac
“Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.” — William Makepeace Thackeray
“There is no velvet so soft as a mother’s lap.” — William Goldsmith Brown
“Even when a mother’s soul is tired, she finds strength for her children.” — Unknown
“Thank you, Mom, for teaching me everything I know — and for reminding me of it all the time.” — Unknown
“Dear Mom, I get it now.” — Unknown
“Everything I am, you helped me to be.” — Unknown
“Mom, your love has shaped me in lasting ways.” — Unknown
“Mother — that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries.” — T. DeWitt Talmage
“A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s.” — Princess Diana
“My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on.” — Michael Jordan
“There’s no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” — Jill Churchill
“Mom, you’re the glue that holds everything together.” — Unknown
“Mothers are like buttons — they hold everything together.” — Unknown
“A mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.” — Marion C. Garretty
“No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother’s love.” — Edwin Chapin
“Her smile was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen — because it meant I was home.” — Unknown
“Mom, your love has been the guiding light that’s helped me become who I am.” — Unknown
“Home is where your mom is.” — Unknown
“Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind.” — Kahil Gibran
“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” — Unknown
“A mother’s love is whole no matter how many times it is divided.” — Unknown
“Mom, you are my sunshine and my storm shelter.” — Unknown
“A mother understands what a child does not say.” — Jewish Proverb
“A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go.” — Unknown
“There will be so many times you feel like you’ve failed. But in the eyes of your child, you are supermom.” — Unknown
“The art of mothering is to teach the art of living to children.” — Elaine Heffner
“Mom, you were my first friend and my truest.” — Unknown
“A mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.” — Erich Fromm
“Moms are the people who know us best and love us the most.” — Unknown
“Motherhood is the one job where the better you are, the more surely you won’t be needed in the long run.” — Barbara Kingsolver
“Motherhood is messy and challenging, and crazy, and sleepless, and giving, and unbelievably beautiful.” — Unknown
“You taught me what love looks like, Mom.” — Unknown
“I am a strong woman because I was raised by one.” — Unknown
“Moms are like stars — you may not always see them, but you know they’re always there.” — Unknown
“A good mother is irreplaceable.” — Adriana Trigiani
“There’s nothing like a mama-hug.” — Terri Guillemets
“She raised us with humor and she raised us to understand that not everything was going to be great — but how to laugh through it.” — Liza Minnelli
“The love between a mother and child is forever.” — Unknown
“She wore her motherhood like a badge of honor.” — Unknown
“My mom didn’t teach me how to love — she showed me.” — Unknown
“A mother teaches more by what she is than by what she says.” — Unknown
“Motherhood changes everything — and yet makes you more yourself than ever.” — Unknown
“She may not wear a cape, but she’s still my superhero.” — Unknown
“Thanks, Mom, for being my unpaid therapist, chef, and life coach.” — Unknown
“You gave me the gift of life, and now I give you my love forever.” — Unknown
“No one works harder than a mom — and looks better doing it.” — Unknown
“Mom: maker of memories, keeper of secrets, and holder of hearts.” — Unknown
“If I ever become half the woman you are, Mom, I’ll consider myself lucky.” — Unknown
“The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” — William Ross Wallace
“She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.” — Proverbs 31:26
“Honor her for all that her hands have done.” — Proverbs 31:31
“Mothers are instinctive philosophers.” — Harriet Beecher Stowe
“In the eyes of a child, you are a goddess. A miracle worker. A superhero.” — Unknown
“Mom, you gave me a soft place to land and a strong foundation to rise.” — Unknown
“A mother’s love is the thread that weaves the family together.” — Unknown
“Mothers are the heartbeat in the home and the lifeblood of the family.” — Unknown
“Every day I become a little more like my mother… and I couldn’t be prouder.” — Unknown
“Moms are proof that angels exist.” — Unknown
“She believed in me even when I didn’t believe in myself.” — Unknown
“No one will ever love you as much as your mom.” — Unknown
“You’ll never truly understand your mother’s love until you become a parent yourself.” — Unknown
“A mother’s love is timeless — always there, always strong.” — Unknown
“Motherhood is love in its purest form.” — Unknown
“You taught me how to walk, and then let me run.” — Unknown
“A mother’s love is a safe haven in a sometimes stormy world.” — Unknown
“You never outgrow your need for your mom.” — Unknown
“There’s no replacement for a mother’s love. It’s the original magic.” — Unknown
“Mom, you are the reason I believe in good things, big dreams, and love that never fails.” — Unknown
50 greetings for Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to the best mom in the world!
Thank you for your endless love and support—Happy Mother’s Day!
Your love is my guiding light—have a beautiful Mother’s Day.
Every day is better because of you, Mom.
Wishing you a day as special as your love.
I’m who I am because of you—thank you, and happy Mother’s Day!
You’re my heart’s first home. Happy Mother’s Day!
There’s no one like you—enjoy every moment today.
You’re not just my mother—you’re my hero.
I love you more than words can say—Happy Mother’s Day!
You make everything better just by being you.
Thank you for always being there, Mom.
You’ve given me so much—now it’s your turn to be celebrated!
Sending hugs, love, and flowers your way.
You deserve the world today and always.
You’ve taught me how to love, laugh, and live—thank you.
To the one who nurtured me, cheered for me, and believed in me—Happy Mother’s Day!
You’re appreciated more than you’ll ever know.
Thanks for being my teacher, chef, chauffeur, and friend.
You make motherhood look so graceful.
Thanks for not trading me for wine (even when I deserved it). Happy Mother’s Day!
You were right about everything. I finally admit it.
Let’s celebrate YOU—and maybe some chocolate, too?
I got all my good looks and brains from you, obviously.
Raising me wasn’t easy, but you nailed it!
You’re the queen of our castle—long may you reign!
I’m still your little one… just taller.
Can we skip the chores today and just eat cake?
No one gives better hugs (or advice) than you.
Love you, Mom!
Happy Mother’s Day—enjoy every minute!
Just thinking of you and smiling.
To my first best friend—Happy Mother’s Day!
You’re simply the best.
Wishing you joy and love today!
Thanks for everything, always.
A big hug for you today.
Grateful for you every single day.
You make life so lovely.
You may not be my mom by birth, but you’re one in every other way.
You’ve always loved me like your own.
Thank you for being a wonderful part of my life.
I’m so lucky to have you in my corner.
You inspire me every day.
Happy Mother’s Day to someone truly special.
You’ve been like a second mom to me—thank you!
The world needs more people like you.
Thank you for your warmth, wisdom, and heart.
You’ve made more of a difference than you know.
Top 50 messages on Mother’s Day
Thank you for your unconditional love, Mom.
Your strength and kindness inspire me every day.
Everything I am, I owe to you.
You’re the heart of our home.
I’m so lucky to have a mom like you.
Thanks for not selling me to the circus.
I got my sass from you—thanks, Mom!
You deserve a medal for putting up with me.
Mom: my original Google.
Behind every great kid is a mom who’s pretty sure she’s messing it up.
Love you, Mom!
Happy Mother’s Day!
You’re my hero.
Forever grateful.
Best. Mom. Ever.
Thank you for all the sacrifices you’ve made for me.
I see all that you do, and I appreciate it more than words.
You make everything better, always.
Thanks for being my biggest cheerleader.
You’ve given me more than I could ever repay.
You taught me to be brave.
Your wisdom is my guiding light.
You showed me what it means to love deeply.
You lead with your heart—thank you for the example.
You’ve always believed in me, even when I didn’t.
Your little one is lucky to have you.
You’re already an amazing mom.
Watching you become a mother is beautiful.
Welcome to the wild, wonderful world of motherhood!
Enjoy every messy, magical moment.
Thank you for stepping in when I needed you most.
You’ve been like a mother to me in every way that matters.
I’m so grateful for your love and guidance.
You’ll always hold a special place in my heart.
You’ve been a blessing in my life.
A mother’s love is endless and unconditional—just like yours.
Your love has shaped my soul.
In your arms, I’ve always found peace.
Your heart is where my story began.
Every hug from you still feels like home.
God knew what He was doing when He gave me you.
Thank you for being a prayer warrior for our family.
You’re a gift from above.
Blessed to be your child.
Your faith and love light my way.
Mom, you’ve always been my [rock/support/best friend].
I hope today gives you a fraction of the joy you give others.
You mean the world to me, and then some.
Here’s to you—today and every day!
No words can ever express how much you mean to me.
