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The Best Mother's Day Instagram Quotes and Sayings

Mary Shannon Hodes, Associate Digital Editor at Southern Living
By Mary Shannon Wells Updated March 11, 2021
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Pictures might be worth a thousand words, but we still think they deserve captions, especially if it's a Mother's Day Instagram post. This year, make that caption special with these Mother's Day quotes and sayings. These heartfelt and funny quotes sum up everything you want to say on her special day, even if you're not great with words yourself. We should dedicate more than one day to celebrate mom, and we should shower them with appreciation all the time. Even though that isn't the case, these quotes and sayings are a step in the right direction.

There's never a bad time to thank your mom or tell her you love her, but you definitely need to on Mother's Day. Go a step further and show your appreciation to the Instagram world with these quotes and sayings that will make perfect captions. There are no words that could possibly sum up the love we have for our Mamas, but these Mother's Day quotes and sayings are a good start. P.S. Post the photo where she looks better than you—it's her day.

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Funny Mother's Day Quotes: Milton Berle
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"If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?" Milton Berle

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Funny Mother's Day Quotes: Mark Twain
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"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it." Mark Twain

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"It's not easy being a mother. If it were, fathers would do it." Dorothy, The Golden Girls

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Funny Mother's Day Quotes: Harriet Beecher Stow
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"Most mothers are instinctive philosophers." Harriet Beecher Stow, The Minister's Wooing

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Funny Mother's Day Quotes: Erma Bombeck
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"When your mother asks, 'Do you want a piece of advice?' it's a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway." Erma Bombeck

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Sentimental Mother's Day Quotes: Erich Fromm
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"Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved." Erich Fromm

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Sentimental Mother's Day Quotes: Mahatma Ghandi
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"It may be possible to gild pure gold, but who can make his mother more beautiful?" Mahatma Gandhi

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Sentimental Mother's Day Quotes: Lance Conrad
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"I can imagine no heroism greater than motherhood." Lance Conrad, The Price of Creation

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Sentimental Mother's Day Quotes: Mitch Albom
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"When you look into your mother's eyes, you know that is the purest love you can find on this earth." Mitch Albom, For One More Day

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Sentimental Mother's Day Quotes: Princess Diana
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"A mother's arms are more comforting than anyone else's." Diana, Princess of Wales

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Mother's Day In Loving Memory Quotes: Honoré de Balzac
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"A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories." Honoré de Balzac

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Mother's Day In Loving Memory Quotes: Kahlil Gibran
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"The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word, 'Mother,' and the most beautiful call is the call of 'My mother.' It is a word full of hope and love, a sweet and kind word coming from the depths of the heart. The mother is every thing—she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness. She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness. He who loses his mother loses a pure soul who blesses and guards him constantly." Kahlil Gibran, The Broken Wings

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Mother's Day In Loving Memory Quotes: Abraham Lincoln
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"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life." Abraham Lincoln

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"There is nothing in the world of art like the songs mother used to sing." Billy Sunday

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Mother's Day In Loving Memory Quotes: Susan Wiggs
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"There is something about losing your mother that is permanent and inexpressible— a wound that will never quite heal." Susan Wiggs, The Goodbye Quilt

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Nothing is really lost until your mom can't find it.

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Mother's Day Sayings: Friendship
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A mother is your first friend, your best friend, your forever friend.

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Mother's Day Sayings: Navigating Life
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Life doesn't come with a manual—it comes with a mother.

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Sometimes when I open my mouth, my mother comes out.

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Mother's Day Sayings: Mom Was Right
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Plot twist: My mother was right about everything.

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