'A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary.' ― Dorothy Canfield Fisher.'Everybody wants to save the earth nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.' ― P.J.

'Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.' ― William Makepeace Thackeray, 'Vanity Fair'.It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.' ― Erich Fromm 'A mother's arms are made of tenderness, and children sleep soundly in the them.' ― Victor Hugo.'The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.' ― Honore de Balzac.'Only mothers can think of the future ― because they give birth to it in their children.' ― Maxim Gorky.'Motherhood: all love begins and ends there.' ― Robert Browning.“Thus far the mighty mystery of motherhood is this: How is it that doing it all feels like nothing is ever getting done.” ― Rebecca Woolf.'If evolution really works, how come mother's only have two hands?' - Milton Berle.'A mother's love liberates.' - Maya Angelou.'A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.' - Amit Kalantri, 'Wealth of Words'.Rowling, 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' 'He didn’t realize that love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark.' - J.K.'The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms.' - Jodi Picoult, 'House Rules'.Whatever you choose, you're bound to warm her heart (and maybe, just maybe, cue the happy tears).

Recite your favorite quote at the start of your Sunday brunch or include it as a part of your Mother's Day Instagram caption or handwritten message in her greeting card. If you don't want to bring the waterworks this Mother's Day, steer clear of the emotional quotes about motherhood and go for the funny ones that'll lean in to your mom's sense of humor.

Mom & me & mom by maya angelou