78 Short (And Relatable) Mother Son Quotes

A relationship between mother and son is special. If you can’t seem to find the right words to express your bond, read through these mother son quotes for a heartfelt, relatable (and funny) message to send to your loved one.

Mother Son Quotes

“A boy who cares too little about the future and frets too much about the past: nothing could depress a mother more.” – Fredrik Backman

“Motherhood changes everything.” – Adriana Trigiani

“The years will rush by, and one day you will be watching your son as a man, and feeling incredibly proud that he is caring, safe, making a contribution, and hopefully going far beyond you in the scope of his life.” – Steve Biddulph

“A mother’s love doesn’t make her son more dependent and timid; it actually makes him stronger and more independent.” – Cheri Fuller

“A child’s first teacher is its mother.” – Peng Liyuan

“There is no role in life that is more essential than that of motherhood.” – Elder M. Russell Ballard

“Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.” – Louisa May Alcott

“I know that despite whatever stupid thing I do, I’d be able to go to my mom and she’d still love me. I honestly believe that.” – Nellie Christine

“It was vitally important to me over the years of my son’s development that I modeled the behavior that I wanted him to adopt. You see, as a parent or as parents, we all have a tremendous responsibility that should not be taken lightly.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“My mom was the person that I most looked up to for her point of view, her humor.” – Ben Stiller

“A society without mothers would not only be a cold society, but a society that has lost its heart, lost the feel of home.” – Pope Francis

“Some mothers are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.” – Pearl S. Buck

“All I am; I owe to my mother.” – George Washington

“We almost lost my mom to cancer 10 years ago — she survived. Every day we’re a grateful family to have her and all our loved ones around us.” – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

“Mother is her son’s first god. She must teach him the most important lesson of all – how to love.” – T. F. Hodge

“An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.” – Spanish Proverb

“Mothers see the angel in us because the angel is there. If it’s shown to the mother, the son has got an angel to show, hasn’t he?” – Booth Tarkington

“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” – Barbara Kingsolver

“A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.” – Irish Proverb

“That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, Son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, Toughen up, this is reality we are living in.” – Lauryn Hill

“I’m glad we’ve begun to raise our daughters more like our sons—but it will never work until we raise our sons more like our daughters.” – Gloria Steinem

“A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them.” – Victor Hugo

“I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood.” – Lance Conrad

“Be strong out there, my son. Look for the love and kindness in others. Forgive yourself when you make mistakes, and enjoy the journey.” – Kirsten Wreggitt

“I wouldn’t be doing any of this if it weren’t for her, both my parents. She supported this little kid who said, ‘I want to be an actor,’ at 12 years old, which is ridiculous, and she drove me to all these auditions … She’s the only reason I’m able to do what I do.” – Leonardo DiCaprio

“The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.” – Henry Ward Beecher

“Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; A mother’s secret hope outlives them all.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Most young men are such bores. They haven’t lived long enough to learn that they are not the wonders to the world they are to their mothers.” – L.M. Montgomery

“The only man who has stolen my heart is my son.” – Sandra Bullock

“Grateful, grateful, grateful. That’s the role of mothers.” – Fredrik Backman

“You are ugly when you love her, you are beautiful and fresh, vital and free, modern and poetic. When you don’t,  you are more beautiful as an orphan than as your mother’s son.” – Witold Gombrowicz

“To wake up to the sound of my son saying ‘Mama, mama!’ It’s the best sound ever.” – Miranda Kerr

“I never thought I would say this but raising a daughter is different than raising a son. But the one thing that is not different is my love for each of them.” – Catherine Pulsifer

“I’m really happy to be a mom, and I’m proud of the phase I’m in.” – Liz Phair

“Being a mother is the role I’m most proud of.” – Arianna Huffington

“Raising boys has made me a more generous woman than I really am. Undoubtedly, there are other routes to learning the wishes and dreams of the presumably opposite sex, but I know of none more direct, or more highly motivating, than being the mother of sons.” – Mary Kay Blakely

“My mom tells me every single day that she’s proud of me.” – Don Lemon

“I don’t think there are enough words in the world that exist to express exactly just how much I love my son! He’s right there in the front of my soul, he can turn me into an eagle, a lioness, a tigress, a swan! A goof or a queen!” – C. JoyBell C.

“Sons are the anchors of a mother’s life.” – Sophocles

“Little boys can test your patience, run you ragged, and make you want to pull your hair out. But they will also melt your heart with just one look, and make you wonder how you ever existed before them.” – Katie Bingham Smith

“Regardless of the situation you and your son find yourselves in, you, the parent, can always change how you respond to your teen.” – Kevin Fall

“Twenty years on I still feel the love she gave us and that is testament to her massive heart and her amazing ability to be a great mother.” – Prince William

“Mother, dearest mother, no other woman compares to you. You were strong in the darkest hour and you showed me the strength to achieve victory. So at this moment my victories and achievements belong to you.” – Mark Frank

“Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don’t want them to become politicians in the process.” – John F. Kennedy

“My son is a blessing in every way.” – Elizabeth Emken

“But boys are different from girls and not just physically. Acknowledging, appreciating, and understanding that boys are boys is essential in raising a son. – Catherine Musco Garcia” – Prats

“If you try singling me out to my mother, she’ll be down your throat. She has three sons, and she’s equally proud of us all.” – Lee Pearson

“When I was a child, my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk you’ll end up as the pope.’ Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.” – Pablo Picasso

“There is an endearing tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart.” – Washington Irving

“Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.” – Erich Fromm

“I want my son to have a choice to contribute fully in the workforce or at home.” – Sheryl Sandberg

“A boy’s best friend is his mother.” – Joseph Stefano

“I suppose the mothers of most twelve-year-old boys live with the uneasy conviction that their sons are embarked upon a secret life of crime.” – Shirley Jackson

“And be very careful at the front, Paul. Ah, Mother, Mother! Why do I not take you in my arms and die with you. What poor wretches we are!” – Erich Maria Remarque

“Son, you remind me how so much depends on days made of now.” – Alison McGhee

“Moms are as relentless as the tides. They don’t just drive us to practice, they drive us to greatness.” – Steve Rushin

“Every beetle is a gazelle in the eyes of its mother.” – Moroccan Proverb

“Because I feel that, in the Heavens above. The angels, whispering to one another, can find, among their burning terms of love. None so devotional as that of Mother.” – Edgar Allan Poe

“Today i reflect upon my blessings for the last twenty four years.God gifted me with Loving,Caring,Prayerful and Selfless Momma.Love You Mama Rose Mulunda.I appreciate that Momma!” – David shamala

“Our sons grow and change, sometimes before our eyes, and we can barely keep up with their active, inquisitive natures.” – Dr. Gregory L. Jantz

“My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me; and I felt I had something to live for, someone I must not disappoint.” – Thomas Edison

“I listen to my mother, and that keeps me out of trouble. I’m a good son.” – Mr. T

“Heaven on Earth is looking at my boy.” – Jenny McCarthy

“The best love in the world is the love of a man. The love of a man who came from your womb, the love of your son!” – C. JoyBell C

“It takes one woman twenty years to make a man of her son – and another woman twenty minutes to make a fool of him.” – Helen Rowland

“What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?” – Rose Kennedy

“A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it’s too late to let her know that he sees it.” – W. D. Howells

“My mother carried me for ten months. I asked her ‘Mother, you had an extra month, why you didn’t make me a beautiful face?’ and mother told me, ‘My son, I was busy making your beautiful hands and heart.’” – Mstislav Rostropovich

“A mother is a person who, seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” – Tenneva Jordan

“Yet now in my arms I was holding a helpless baby boy who would grow into a man. . . . . I cannot imagine that soft little face one day having whiskers.” – Rhonda Stoppe

“You may have tangible wealth untold; Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I can ever be. I had a mother who read to me.” – Strickland Gillilan

“My mother never gave up on me. I messed up in school so much they were sending me home, but my mother sent me right back.” – Denzel Washington

“[My mom]’s a cool chick. We can hang, and she can roll with the punches.” – Bradley Cooper

“When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son.” – The Talmud

“Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs… since the payment is pure love.” – Mildred B. Vermont

“Put something on, she hissed.I’m not some high school cheerleader you can intimidate or make me squirm by showing your penis. I’ve seen it before. I was the one who changed your diapers.” – Tijan

“A mother understands what a child does not say.” – Jewish Proverb

“I am a boy mom, and I keep my eyes on the goal: raising the boy I love into a man who will make this world a better place.” – Monica Swanson