Of all pains, the greatest pain
Is to love, and love in vain.
Mother's Day Quotes
Most of what you will see here is about love in general, because the Mother page itself is short. The page is assembled from the pages on mothers, love and gratitude.
If you want quotes that are actually about mothers, the Mother page has fewer but more precise ones. For anything you plan to print or say out loud, check the source line and the label next to it.
Marriage the happiest bond of love might be,
If hands were only join'd when hearts agree.
Wayward beauty doth not fancy move,
A frown forbids, a smile engendereth love.
I want to really live in the present, and find love and joy in the world around me.
I don’t know how long I can keep lying to someone I want to love.
Why can't one love with one's body those whom one loves with one's heart?
It’s a shame everyone is so afraid of sharks but we love our monsters.
Life is so much a daily exercise in learning to love yourself and forgive yourself, over and over.