‘God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers’: Happy Mother's Day with Apt Quotes

In the past, many countries already had existing celebrations honoring motherhood on different dates, but most countries have switched over to second Sunday of May as Mother's Day now. In 2026, Mother’s Day falls on May 10.

It was in 1912, Anna Jarvis proposed Second Sunday in May as "Mother's Day", and created the Mother's Day International Association to revere motherhood and celebrate their contribution to society and families. 

However, materialism and market forces have commercialized the observance meant to revere mothers.

Here are some pertinent quotes for you which you could use on Mother’s Day.

 Woman in the home has not yet lost her dignity, in spite of Mother's Day, with its offensive implication that our love needs an annual nudging, like our enthusiasm for the battle of Bunker Hill.  ~John Erskine

 When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts.  A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.  ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty

 The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.  ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

 My mom is a never-ending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being.  I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune.  ~Graycie Harmon

 Mother’s love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible.  ~Marion C. Garretty

 Mother - that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries.  ~T. DeWitt Talmage

 God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers.  ~Jewish Proverb

 A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.  ~Author Unknown