Mother's Day, which is celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May, falls on May 12 this year. It is a day to honor mothers and surprise them with gifts to thank them for everything they have done.

Here are a few of the best sayings to share with your mother, complied from Good Reads and Mothersdaycelebration.com -

  • “Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” — Barbara Kingsolver
  • “A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” — Washington Irving
  • “Mothers were meant to love us unconditionally, to understand our moments of stupidity, to reprimand us for lame excuses while yet acknowledging our point of view, to weep over our pain and failures as well as cry at our joy and successes, and to cheer us on despite countless start-overs. Heaven knows, no one else will.” — Richelle E. Goodrich
  • “It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.” — Roald Dahl
  • “If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?” — Milton Berle
  • “I would say that my mother is the single biggest role model in my life, but that term doesn't seem to encompass enough when I use it about her. She was the love of my life.” — Mindy Kaling
  • "Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at de sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground." — Zora Neale Hurston
  • "To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” — Maya Angelou
  • “If the whole world were put into one scale, and my mother in the other, the whole world would kick the beam.” — Henry Bickersteth
  • “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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A woman and a child look at miniature sailboats on Mother's Day in Central Park, New York City, May 14, 2017. Reuters
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