quotes about mothers

Since the beginning of time, mothers have been revered as the life force in society.  To honor their crucial role in our evolution, there are an infinite number of quotes about mothers.

"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother"
Abraham Lincoln quotes (American 16th US president (1861-65), who brought about the emancipation of the slaves. 1809-1865)
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"Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind."
Kahlil Gibran quotes (Lebanese born American philosophical essayist, novelist and poet. 1883-1931)
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Quotes about mothers abound due to the fact that everyone seems to have something to say about mothers.  Women tend to provide the most insightful quotes about mothers because oftentimes they speak in the first person.

"Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother"
Lyn Yutang quotes (Chinese prolific writer and editor, 1895-1976)
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"It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding."
Erma Bombeck quotes (U.S. humorist, 1927-1996)
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Humor is also a large factor in quotes about mothers.  Perhaps because of their overprotection, mothers are the targets of a great number of playful quotes about mothers.

"A man's mother is his misfortune, but his wife is his fault"
Walter Bagehot quotes (British political analyst, economist and editor, one of the most influential journalists of the mid-Victorian period.1826-1877)
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"Conscience is a mother-in-law whose visit never ends"
Henry Louis Mencken quotes (American humorous journalist and critic of American life who influenced US fiction through the 1920s, 1880-1956)
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