Motherhood Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old motherhood quotes, motherhood sayings, and motherhood proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

There is none / In all this cold and hollow world, no fount / Of deep, strong, deathless love, save that within / A mother's heart. Felicia D. Hemans
It is the nightly custom of every good mother after her children are asleep to rummage in their minds and put things straight for next morning, repacking into their proper places the many articles that have wandered during the day. James A. Barrie
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 proud of the son who has risen to the top, but she would give her life for the other son; the unfortunate son. Libero Bovio
A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all. Washington Irving
Motherhood is not for the fainthearted. Used frogs, skinned knees, and the insults of teenage girls are not meant for the wimpy. Danielle Steele
A mother's life, you see, is one long succession of dramas, now soft and tender, now terrible. Not an hour but has its joys and fears. Honoré de Balzac
Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn't know you had, and dealing with fears you didn't know existed. Linda Wooten
The story of a mother's life: Trapped between a scream and a hug. Cathy Guisewite
Sometimes the laughter in mothering is recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometimes, though, it's just pure, unthinking delight. Barbara Schapiro
The only thing that seems eternal in motherhood is ambivalence. Jane Lazarre
Thus far the mighty mystery of motherhood is this: How is it that doing it all feels like nothing is ever getting done. Rebecca Woolf
The toughest part of motherhood is the inner worrying and not showing it. Audrey Hepburn
Of all the haunting moments of motherhood, few rank with hearing your own words come out of your daughter's mouth. Victoria Secunda
The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter. Meryl Streep
A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary. Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Where there is a mother in the home, matters go well. Amos Bronson Alcott
The commonest fallacy among women is that simply having children makes one a mother—which is as absurd as believing as having a piano makes one a musician. Sidney J. Harris
New mothers enter the world of parenting feeling much like Alice in Wonderland. Debra Gilbert Rosenberg
There is no role in America today that requires more responsibility, courage, and action than the role of mother. Reed B. Markham
Motherhood—an incident, an occupation, or a career, according to the mettle of the women. Mary C. Beasly
Motherhood has relaxed me in so many ways. You learn to deal with crises. I've become a juggler, I suppose. It's all a big circus, and nobody knows me believes I can manage, but sometimes I do. Jane Seymour
Of course, everybody knows that the greatest thing about Motherhood is the 'sacrifices,' but it is quite a shock to find out that they begin so far ahead of time. Anita Loos
When motherhood becomes the fruit of a deep yearning, not the result of ignorance or accident, its children will become the foundation of a new race. Margaret Sanger
Motherhood affords an instant identity. First, through wifehood, you are somebody's wife; then you are somebody's mother. Both give not only identity and activity, but status and stardom of a kind. Betty Rollin