Mother Daughter Quotes and Sayings

The relationship between a mother and her daughter is a very special one. Here we have a list of quotes and sayings about that mother daughter relationship and how it has impacted others over the years. Read these mother daughter quotes and hear what famous people from various walks of life had to say about this special bond.

Mother Daughter Quotes

You are your child’s keeper until she’s mature enough to keep herself. – Laura Ramirez

When we weren’t scratching each other’s eyes out, we were making each other laugh harder than anyone else could. – Lucie Arnaz

Virtue and Happiness are Mother and Daughter. – Benjamin Franklin

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A mother and her daughter

And mothers are their daughters’ role model, their biological and emotional road map, the arbiter of all their relationships. – Victoria Secunda

A busy mother makes slothful daughters. – Portuguese Proverb

The mother-daughter relationship is the most complex. – Wynonna Judd

A daughter is a mother’s gender partner, her closest ally in the family confederacy, an extension of her self. And mothers are their daughters’ role model, their biological and emotional road map, the arbiter of all their relationships. – Victoria Secunda

Suddenly, through birthing a daughter, a woman finds herself face to face not only with an infant, a little girl, a woman-to-be, but also with her own unresolved conflicts from the past and her hopes and dreams for the future…. As though experiencing an earthquake, mothers of daughters may find their lives shifted, their deep feelings unearthed, the balance struck in all relationships once again off kilter. – Elizabeth Debold and Idelisse Malave

Mother and Daughter Quotes

She’s my teacher, my adviser, my greatest inspiration. – Whitney Houston

God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers. – Jewish Proverb

The older I get, the more I see the power of that young woman, my mother. – Sharon Olds

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

Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children. – William Makepeace Thackeray

Women are aristocrats, and it is always the mother who makes us feel that we belong to the better sort. – John Lancaster Spalding

A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary. – Dorothy Canfield

Mother Quotes from Daughter

I love my mother as the trees love water and sunshine – she helps me grow, prosper, and reach great heights. – Terri Guillemets

One good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters. – George Herbert

There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one. – Jill Churchill

The story of a mother’s life: Trapped between a scream and a hug. – Cathy Guisewite

Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love. – Mildred B. Vermont

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same. – Pearl S. Buck

I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life. – Abraham Lincoln

Mother to Daughter Quotes

A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer. – Unknown

If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm. – Bruce Barton

I have three daughters and I find as a result I played King Lear almost without rehearsal. – Peter Ustinov

A mother’s children are portraits of herself. – Unknown

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter. – Thomas Fuller

Our daughters are the most precious of our treasures, the dearest possessions of our homes and the objects of our most watchful love. – Margaret E. Sangster

A daughter is one of the most beautiful gifts this world has to give. – Laurel Athedon

Watching your daughter being collected by her date feels like handing over a million dollar Stradivarius to a gorilla. – Jim Bishop

A daughter is the happy memories of the past, the joyful moments of the present, and the hope and promise of the future. – Bruce Barton

I Love My Daughter from Mother Quotes

A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path. – Agatha Christie

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Mother and daughter smiling

A mother’s treasure is her daughter. – Catherine Pulsifer

Like Mother, like Daughter. – Proverb

Daughters are angels sent from above to fill our heart with unending love. – Unknown

Children and mothers never truly part – bound in the beating of each other’s heart. – Charlotte Gray

We hope you’ve enjoyed our mother and daughter quotes. If you have a favorite quote that we haven’t listed please share it in the comment box below. Thanks!

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Comments on Mother Daughter Quotes and Sayings Leave a Comment

April 20, 2012

Maliha Kuddus @ 2:26 pm #

I have two daughter and I miss them so much and I enjoy reading the quotes.

May 11, 2012

shane stewart @ 5:42 pm #

You are the artist of life. A Mother paints the futures of her daughters. Using bold stokes of color to brighten their dreams and beautiful lines to guiding them. How beautiful a picture. -Shane Stewart

June 23, 2012

Cathy West @ 12:06 am #

I haven’t seen my mom in almost 11 years. I am only 15 years old. I enjoyed reading these quotes because I miss her so much. I am soo happy that ibget ti see her again in August :) <3

September 14, 2012

Karen Nowicki @ 7:49 pm #

@shane stewart: Wow! Love this quote and have posted it on our Facebook fan page for MotherDaughterWeekends! Of course, I gave credit where credit is due and listed your name. Hope this is ok, please let me know if you prefer I delete. Otherwise, thank you for sharing your wisdom. Mothers and daughters are my passion. Blessings, Karen

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