17 Mother’s Day Quotes, Captions, and Sayings to Make Mom’s Day

The lead-up to Mother’s Day may be all about finding the right Mother’s Day gift and planning great Mother’s Day activities, but don’t let the day itself flash by without a meaningful Mother’s Day quote or two. Your mom—or your wife and mother of your children, or your grandmother, or whomever—is sure to appreciate a Mother’s Day quote, saying, or caption along with the meaningful card you give her or the funny post you put on social media.

A good Mother’s Day poem will never fail you, but sometimes you want something a little shorter: That’s where Mother’s Day quotes come in. These short, pithy sayings and phrases from great minds, writers, and thinkers carry a lot of meaning and feeling in just a few words. If you don’t know exactly what to say to your mom (or how to caption your Instagram post), these quotes might have the words that you don’t. (Some are even funny too.)

Between tracking down gifts for new moms for the women in your circle and planning your Mother’s Day itinerary, take a look at these quotes for moms—they’ll make you smile and want to call Mom whether it’s Mother’s Day or not.