This is a special day for all. Even if we are not mothers, we needed one to get here. Here's wishing everyone on the Rain, and not, a blessed Mother's Day. These quotes come from http://www.mothers.net/
If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do well matters very much.
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Children require guidance and sympathy far more than instruction.
- Annie Sullivan
My mother used to say, "He who angers you, conquers you!" But my mother was a saint.
- Elizabeth Kenny
At work, you think of the children you have left at home. At home, you think of the work you've left unfinished. Such a struggle is unleashed within yourself. Your heart is rent.
- Golda Meir
Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.
- Jane Welsh Carlyle
Biblical Quote
V. Honor thy father and thy mother:
that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God give the thee.
Let France have good Mothers, and she will have good sons.
- Napoleon I
My mother's influence in molding my character was conspicuous. She forced me to learn daily of chapters of the bible by heart. To that discipline and patient, accurate resolve I owe not only much of my general power of taking pains, but the best part of my taste for literature.
- John Ruskin
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
- Lincoln
A father may turn his back on his child; brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies; husbands may desert their wives and wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all; in good repute, in bad repute, in the face of the world's condemnation, a mother still loves on, and still hopes that her child may turn from his evil ways, and repent; still she remembers the infant smiles that once filled her bosom with rapture, the merry laugh, the joyful shout of his childhood, the opening promise of his youth; and she can never be brought to think him all unworthy.
- Washington Irving
Mother
Simply having children does not make mothers.
Over my slumbers your loving watch keep;
Rock me to sleep, mother; rock me to sleep.
- Elizabeth Chase
The hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.
- W. R. Wallace
Her children arise up, and call her blessed.
- Proverbs 31:28
Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.
- William M. Thackeray
What are Raphael's madonnas but the shadow of a mother's love, fixed in a permanent outline forever?
- T. W. Higginson
A mother who is really a mother is never free.
- Honore De Balzac
Never marry a man who hates his mother, because he'll end up hating you.
- Jill Bennett
Men are what their mothers made them.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother and to become fully independent.
- Erich Fromm
I demand for the unmarried mother, as a sacred channel of life, the same reverence and respect as for the married mother; for Maternity is a cosmic thing and once it has come to pass, our conversation must not be permitted to blaspheme it.
- Ben Lindsey
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Maggie,
WOW! That's a lot of research. Thanks for sharing and Happy Mother's Day to you. Enjoy the day with your daughters.
Lucky :)
Thanks for the beautiful quotes. There's a lot of truth there!
My Mom is driving in from TN to join us today for a family wedding, my kids are healthy and happy, my dogs are home again and my cats are huge. ;o)
Couldn't ask for more today!
Wishing you the best of days as well!
Lucky - I can't take credit for the research. mothers.net made it very, very simple. I just deleted some that I didn't care for and kept the rest. =) We're all going to an extended family picnic after church so the day will be real simple for all. Hardly any work involved in making sandwiches. That's my kind of effort! Enjoy the brunch with your Mom!
Sarah - that's a lovely bunch of roses. Thank you. I know you'll have a blast at that wedding knowing your doggies and your fat cats are home, safe and sound ;-) Here's wishing you a wonderful day! Please give the girls a hug from me.
Today is also my brother's birthday. 46 years ago he made our Mom a mother on Mother's Day. So the fact that it falls on his day this year is extra special to Mom. Dagnabit, we're getting old!
Maggie,
Happy Mothers Day and here is the song to all you Rain mothers! http://activerain.com/blogsview/97324/MOTHER-RAIN-HAPPY-MOTHERS
Nice list of great women! Where is your name on the list!
Maggie-
Happy Mother's Day to you, too. Thanks for the quotes and enjoy your day!
you were certainly busy this morning collecting all these quotes! Have Good Mothers Day Maggie!
Broker Maggie...Just popped in to share a "Motherly" moment with you from one Mutha to anotha :)
Wishing the best for today and the many days to come. TLW...ROAR!
Hi guys!
Lysa - I took a picture for you yesterday as I was riding about the Miami Redlands. I stopped just for you and snapped the shot. I couldn't help but think of you. Guess what this little fella was riding?
Laura - you're welcome. They were easy to put together from that site. Enjoy your day!
Chris - I know your own kids have been keeping you extra busy. Hope you get to relax today!
Danny - not too busy =) simple cut and paste. Hope you enjoy your day as well Danny Boy!
Happy Mother's Day, Maggie! I loved your blog entry! Greattttttttttt quotes! Here's another one I used in sending out my e-card notes to my customer base.
"To understand a mother's love, bear your own children."
-- Chinese Proverb
Have an awesome day! :)
Antoinette - thank you! I love your enthusiasm. That's a great quote. Thanks for sharing it! Have an awesome Mom's Day!
OK, I'm signing off so I can get to church on time. Later Gators!!
Maggie: We hope you are enjoying this Mother’s Day! (You were
mentioned at our place on Saturday, BTW)
Jay & the Gang
Ines - <sniff, sniff> you're getting me all weepy with that comment. Thank you! I waited for Nick's call yesterday to see if we were going to get together but I guess things got hectic! I can't wait to meet you one day soon. Hope your Mother's Day was extra special!
Midori - another soon-to-meet buddy! I am eagerly awaiting your June visit. Make sure you program my cell into yours =) I hope your Mother's Day was all you wanted. Momma bird missing baby bird terribly still?
Jay and the gang - I sure did enjoy this day! The girls brought me breakfast in bed and wrote me the most beautiful sentiments on their home-made cards. I can ask for nothing better. I'm heading over to your place to check out the post. I can't keep up with you guys. What brand of vitamins are you taking? I can probably benefit from them!
I just posted a beautiful song that touches my heart. Today is the day for it...and no points!
Maggie-Your number was programmed after our first conversation! Can't wait until then......My mother's day was quiet but very nice! Yes I miss the baby bird but its getting easier for both of us! Thanks for asking!!!!