{"id":9142,"date":"2022-03-14T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T09:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/?p=9142"},"modified":"2025-08-14T09:08:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T08:08:15","slug":"mum-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/mum-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Best mum quotes for Mother&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s face it \u2013 when it comes to writing heartfelt words, not all of us are master poets or gifted wordsmiths. And when it comes to saying something lovely to your mum<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you might need a little bit of extra help. And we\u2019re here to provide that help! We\u2019ve searched high and low and found some lovely mum quotes from other smarty-pants through history who\u2019ve already thought of the right thing to say.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still not quite hitting the mark for what you want to say on Mother\u2019s Day? If you want some traditional messages, check out our blog on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/blog\/what-to-write-in-a-mothers-day-card\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what to write in a Mother\u2019s Day card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so you can absolutely nail it with a sincere and sweet message (and then absolutely nail the gifting side as well with our selection of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/mdayroselily?occasion=Mothers%20Day\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mother\u2019s Day flowers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2013 you\u2019re welcome in advance).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help you get started on finding the perfect mum quote, we\u2019ve curated a selection of our favourite timeless quotes about mums from writers, celebrities, historical figures, and even fiction, all focused on expressing deep affection for the most important lady in your life. We\u2019ve got you covered with everything from mum-to-be quotes, mother-daughter quotes, and hilarious mum quotes!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While you\u2019re here, why not browse our range of wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/mothers-day\">Mother&#8217;s Day cards<\/a>, and find the perfect one in which to display your chosen quote:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"blogpost-card-slider\"><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/601830fa9efb010001773ece\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/601830fa9efb010001773ece\/601830fa9efb010001773ece_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Mother&#8217;s Day Conundrum Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/5ef49eff15b1fb0001bbea09\/5ef49eff15b1fb0001bbea09_picture_medium.jpg?version=10\" alt=\"MintCards\" \/><p>MintCards<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/622e0180dd72b60001366967\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/622e0180dd72b60001366967\/622e0180dd72b60001366967_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Funny Fuel Mother&#8217;s Day Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/611840412ad42c000181251a\/611840412ad42c000181251a_picture_medium.jpg?version=2\" alt=\"Gobbygifts\" \/><p>Gobbygifts<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/61def1585141f500016bef6a\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/61def1585141f500016bef6a\/61def1585141f500016bef6a_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Mother\u2019s Day Oscar Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/5ea94bc2848bd20001957dd8\/5ea94bc2848bd20001957dd8_picture_medium.jpg?version=8\" alt=\"Rosie Johnson Illustrates\" \/><p>Rosie Johnson Illustrates<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/620c0810cb77b600014accc7\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/620c0810cb77b600014accc7\/620c0810cb77b600014accc7_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Why People Love Mums Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/617a78981d91d80001b7ca63\/617a78981d91d80001b7ca63_picture_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"I AM NOT AN ARTIST\" \/><p>I AM NOT AN ARTIST<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/62055479c1a8f20001342d3b\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/62055479c1a8f20001342d3b\/62055479c1a8f20001342d3b_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Kind Mother&#8217;s Day Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/60a7f174c820c9000100d445\/60a7f174c820c9000100d445_picture_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Helen Mackay\" \/><p>Helen Mackay<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/622245247878980001432433\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/622245247878980001432433\/622245247878980001432433_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Mummy Shark Mother&#8217;s Day Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/5788cc85e4b0aefffc65e7ac\/5788cc85e4b0aefffc65e7ac_picture_medium.jpg?version=7\" alt=\"Mrs Best Paper Co.\" \/><p>Mrs Best Paper Co.<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/602e7ca3ad07c500015ddfb1\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/602e7ca3ad07c500015ddfb1\/602e7ca3ad07c500015ddfb1_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Mum You\u2019re Sew Amazing Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/602e78af8bdf700001560886\/602e78af8bdf700001560886_picture_medium.jpg?version=3\" alt=\"Charley Muttitt\" \/><p>Charley Muttitt<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/621d4985f06ba600018c321b\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/621d4985f06ba600018c321b\/621d4985f06ba600018c321b_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Happy Mother\u2019s Day! Guess the TV Soaps Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/60f54f3412ec4200018cbfcf\/60f54f3412ec4200018cbfcf_picture_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Daniel Benney\" \/><p>Daniel Benney<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/622243f2f06ba600018c3daa\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/622243f2f06ba600018c3daa\/622243f2f06ba600018c3daa_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Mum, Thanks for Raisin\u2019 Me Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/5788cc85e4b0aefffc65e7ac\/5788cc85e4b0aefffc65e7ac_picture_medium.jpg?version=7\" alt=\"Mrs Best Paper Co.\" \/><p>Mrs Best Paper Co.<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/60393ce49b595b0001f00e1d\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/60393ce49b595b0001f00e1d\/60393ce49b595b0001f00e1d_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Shop of Mum Receipt Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/6037b7f2d137a60001b8c88c\/6037b7f2d137a60001b8c88c_picture_medium.jpg?version=4\" alt=\"Jennifer Protheroe\" \/><p>Jennifer Protheroe<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"card-slide\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/card\/6200b0fb6f1b1d00013445c0\"><img class=\"card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=600,format=auto,quality=90\/card\/6200b0fb6f1b1d00013445c0\/6200b0fb6f1b1d00013445c0_medium.jpg?version=1\" alt=\"Funny Snoop Dogg Mother\u2019s Day or Mum\u2019s Birthday Card card\" \/><div class=\"card-creator\"><img class=\"creator-image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.thortful.com\/profile\/5f3809bb90da140001498792\/5f3809bb90da140001498792_picture_medium.jpg?version=3\" alt=\"Kwirk Cards\" \/><p>Kwirk Cards<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mum quotes from authors and writers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where better to begin the hunt for eloquent quotes for your mother this Mother\u2019s Day than with some of the great writers of history? With a mum quote from one of these famous people in your card, you\u2019ll be sure to make your mum\u2019s day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are our five favourite special mum quotes from authors that a perfect for a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/mothers-day\/traditional\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">traditional Mother\u2019s Day card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA mother\u2019s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity. It dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.\u201d \u2013 Agatha Christie<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.\u201d \u2013 Mark Twain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe only mothers it is safe to forget on Mother\u2019s Day are the good ones.\u201d \u2013 Mignon McLaughlin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA mother\u2019s arms are made of tenderness, and children sleep soundly in them.\u201d \u2013 Victor Hugo<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a funny thing about mothers\u2026 Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.\u201d \u2013 Roald Dahl<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quotes about mums from historical figures<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s hard not to read about famous people in history and not find a mum quote hidden somewhere in their life. If you\u2019re ever in any doubt about what to write as a quote for your mother, you can\u2019t go wrong by turning to history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is what five well-known people from history had to say about their mums:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.\u201d \u2013 George Washington<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?\u201d \u2013 Mahatma Gandhi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGod could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers\u201d \u2013 Rudyard Kipling<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA mother\u2019s arms are more comforting than anyone else\u2019s\u201d \u2013 Princess Diana<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.\u201d \u2013 E. M. Forster<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrity quotes about being a mother<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, it\u2019s not just figures from history who have penned quotes about being a mother. We need only turn to a few famous faces who attribute their careers to the values their mums instilled in them for some special mum quotes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve pulled out another selection of our favourites if you want a more modern mum quote for your Mother\u2019s Day card:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think I\u2019m my mom\u2019s best friend, more than a daughter\u201d \u2014 Carrie Fisher<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re best friends \u2014 she\u2019s a very special woman. She\u2019s been so supportive. She\u2019s partly the reason why I have so much respect for women. I\u2019m never going to find someone as good as my mother, am I?\u201d \u2013 Justin Timberlake<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNo matter who you are, you fall in love with her because she is spiritual, she\u2019s inspiring, she\u2019s strong, she\u2019s funny, she\u2019s creative, she\u2019s talented\u2026 she\u2019s everything that I want to be.\u201d \u2013 Beyonce<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy mom is the No. 1 person who has taught me to be courteous towards women, to always be respectful and polite to them, and to always lead with your heart.\u201d \u2013 Zac Efron<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one\u2019s really doing it perfectly, I just think you love your kids with your whole heart, and you do the best you possibly can.\u201d \u2013 Reese Witherspoon<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movie and TV quotes for your mother<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there are plenty of excellent quotes about motherhood that you can pull from history and the real world, for more quotes about being a mother to put in a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/mothers-day\/heartfelt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">heartfelt Mother\u2019s Day card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can always turn to fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are just a few of our special mum quotes from popular movies:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy mother used to say: the older you get, the better you get. Unless you\u2019re a banana.\u201d \u2013 Rose,\u00a0Golden Girls<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou know every story, every wound, every memory. Their whole life\u2019s happiness is wrapped up in you\u2026 every single second.\u201d \u2014 Isabel,\u00a0Stepmom<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do I explain my mother? She is as respected as Mother Teresa, as powerful as Stalin, and as beautiful as Margaret Thatcher.\u201d Leslie Knope,\u00a0<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parks and Recreation<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI need her to make me some cocoa and tell me that everything that is going badly in my life will sort itself out.\u201d \u2014 Kathleen Kelly,\u00a0You\u2019ve Got Mail<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPerhaps it takes courage to raise children.\u201d \u2013 John Steinbeck,\u00a0<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">East of Eden<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mother and daughter quotes\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here at thortful, we know that the mother-daughter bond is unique and unbeatable. So, we\u2019ve carefully selected quotes which reflect the unconditional love present in mother-daughter relationships:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMaybe motherhood means honoring one\u2019s mother.\u201d- Sheila Heti\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey both began to giggle and then\u2026fell into a side-splitting round of laughter, the cleansing, complete sort of laughter only a mother and daughter can share.\u201d- Karen Kingsbury<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMothers and daughters together are a powerful force to be reckoned with.\u201d- Melia Keeton-Digby\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNo daughter and mother ever live apart, no matter what the distance between them.\u201d- Christie Watson<\/span><\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe more a daughter knows the details of her mother\u2019s life, the stronger the daughter.\u201d- Anita Diamant, The Red Tent<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mum and son quotes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t worry, there\u2019s also plenty of mum and son quotes out there if you\u2019re a son hoping to make your mum\u2019s day super special! We\u2019ve gathered some of our fave simple yet touching quotes below:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMore than mother and son, they were accomplices in solitude.\u201d- Gabriel Garcia Marquez\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLife began with waking up and loving my mother\u2019s face.\u201d- George Eliot<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAll I am I owe to my mother.\u201d- George Washington\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHappy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.\u201d- Louisa May Alcott<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSons are the anchors of a mother\u2019s life.\u201d- Sophocles\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funny mum quotes to make her laugh\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s nothing better than seeing your mum happy. So, if you\u2019re hoping to inject laughter into Mother\u2019s Day or your mum\u2019s birthday this year, opt for one of these light-hearted, chuckle-worthy quotes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?\u201d- Milton Berle\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen your children are teenagers, it\u2019s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.\u201d- Nora Ephron\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMotherhood: feeding them as a baby and then through most of their twenties.\u201d- Unknown<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy sister said once: \u2018Anything I don\u2019t want Mother to know, I don\u2019t even think of, if she\u2019s in the room.\u201d- Agatha Christie\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI smile because I am your daughter, and I laugh because you can do nothing about it\u2026\u201d- Unknown<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, why not jot down some funny mum quotes your mum says all too often! If you love this idea but need some inspiration, here\u2019s some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/blog\/classic-things-mums-say\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">classic things mums say<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help you get started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funny mum quotes from thortful\u2019s card creators<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naturally, our very own thortful card creators also have some smart, sharp, and snappy things to say about motherhood. If you want a quote that would be perfectly suited for a\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/cards\/mothers-day\/funny\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">funny Mother\u2019s Day card<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, then this selection may be exactly what you need:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powered by love. Fuelled by coffee. Sustained by wine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life doesn\u2019t come with a manual; it comes with a mother.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good mums let you lick the beaters. Great mums turn them off first.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing is lost until your mother can\u2019t find it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mum, without me this day wouldn\u2019t mean much. You\u2019re welcome.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quotes for your grandma\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ve come up with more than just the best mum quotes. We\u2019ve even got your grandma covered too! Make her feel super special with these simple yet touching quotes which sum up the grandmother-grandchild relationship perfectly:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEvery house needs a grandmother in it.\u201d- Louisa May Alcott<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGrandmothers are a gift not to be taken lightly.\u201d- Nikita Gill\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGrandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see you all day and now the day was complete.\u201d- Marcy DeMaree<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere\u2019s no place like home- except Grandma\u2019s.\u201d- Unknown\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf nothing is going well, call your grandmother.\u201d- Italian Proverb<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope you\u2019ve been inspired to write something truly magical in your mum\u2019s birthday card or Mother\u2019s Day card this year with all these quotes in hand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And for even more special occasion top tips, you can head over to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thortful.com\/blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thortful blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0where we have tons more helpful ideas. 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