Got a Mama’s boy? Don’t let anyone tell you it’s a bad thing. Mother and son should always be celebrated for their tenderness. There’s just something special about the love of a little boy. Whether your son is 15, 25, or 50 years old, he’ll always be your baby. Instead of looking at his baby photos and reminiscing about how adorable they were, look at them instead. to be, we’ve collected a bunch of quotes that’ll remind you just how lucky you are toHave a boy. After you read these you’ll definitely want toHold your little prince in you arms.
Whether it’s his birthday or you just want to toDrop him a random message to remind him you love him, (or toThese touching and inspirational son sayings and quotes will help you send the right message. toYour No1 guy. 1 guy. Mama, grab some tissues.
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1. “You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.” — Wally Schirra
2. “Raising boys has made me a more generous woman than I really am.” — Mary Kay Blakely
3. “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.” — Irish Proverb
4. “There is more toA boy sees more than his mother. There’s more toA boy is more than his father’s dreams. Every boy has a heart that beats. Sometimes it screams and refuses to listen. to take defeat. And sometimes his father’s dreams aren’t big enough, and sometimes his mother’s vision isn’t long enough. Sometimes the boy does. to dream his own dreams and break through the clouds with his own sunbeams.” — Ben Behunin, Remembering Isaac: The Wise and Joyful Potter of Niederbipp
5. “The years will rush by, and one day you will be watching your son as a man, and feeling incredibly proud that he is caring, safe, making a contribution, and hopefully going far beyond you in the scope of his life.” — Steve Biddulph
6. “The best love in the world is the love of a man. The love of a father, the love of your son. I don’t have a daughter, but maybe the love of a daughter is the best, too. First and foremost, I’m me. But, right after that, my mother. Me is the best thing I can be. But the best gift that I will ever have, is being a mother.” — C. JoyBell C
7. “Mother is her son’s first god; she must teach him the most important lesson of all, how to love.” — T.F. Hodge
8. “YouCan know a thing toYou can die and remain unaware of it. A man can know his father, or his son, and there might still be nothing between them but loyalty and love and mutual incomprehension.” — Marilynne Robinson
9. “To wake up to the sound of my son saying ‘Mama, mama!’ It’s the best sound ever.” — Miranda Kerr
10. “A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother… A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.” — The Proverbs of Solomon
11. “Good wombs have borne bad sons.” — William Shakespeare, The Tempest
12. “A mother’s love doesn’t make her son more dependent and timid; it actually makes him stronger and more independent.” — Cheri Fuller
13. “YouYou are ugly when she loves you, but you are beautiful, fresh, vibrant, free and poetic. When you don’t, you are more beautiful as an orphan than as your mother’s son.” — Witold Gombrowicz
14. “There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart.” — Washington Irving
15. “Being a mother to a little boy and helping him discover the world is one of the greatest experiences in a woman’s life, which makes objective goals dull in comparison. The gateway to the future is opened by the connection between a mother-son relationship to a new world of wonder and love.” — Anonymous
16. “Heaven on Earth is looking at my little boy.” — Jenny McCarthy
17. “Have a little faith in your sons. This journey will be the making of them.” — C.J. Milbrandt
18. “Ain’t a woman alive who could take my mama’s place.” — Tupac Shakur
19. “A boy’s best friend is his mother.” — Joseph Stefano
20. “If a man has been his mother’s undisputed darling, he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.” — Sigmund Freud
21. “All women become like their mothers. It is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.” — Oscar Wilde
22. “Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.” — Thiruvalluvar
23. “Most young men are such bores. They haven’t lived long enough toYou will be surprised to learn that they aren’t the miracles you think. toThe world they live in to their mothers.” — L.M. Montgomery
24. “Moms are as relentless as the tides. They just don’t drive us toThey drive us in practice to greatness.” — Steve Rushin
25. “A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it’s too late to let her know that he sees it.” — W.D. Howells
26. “Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t soar free.” — C.J. Milbrandt
27. “And she loved a little boy very, very much — even more than she loved herself.” – Shel Silverstein
28. “My mother carried me for ten months. I asked her ‘Mother, you had an extra month, why you didn’t make me a beautiful face?’ and mother told me, ‘My son, I was busy making your beautiful hands and heart.’” — Mstislav Rostropovich
29. “I listen toMy mother keeps me from trouble. I’m a good son.” — Mr. T
30 “Mothers are inscrutable beings to their sons, always.” — A.E. Coppard
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31. “It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons.” — Friedrich von Schiller
32.”SonsTheir mothers should be worshiped, as they are powerful, loving beings who can spread love and who are able to help others. toYou can do anything. The most important lesson a mother could teach her son is to respect, love, and understand women.” — Unknown
33. “Happy is the son whose faith in his mother remains unchallenged.” — Louisa May Alcott
34 “Men are what their mothers made them.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
35 “Do I want toBe a hero to my son? No. I would like toBe a human being. That’s hard enough.” — Robert Downey Jr.
36. “Sometimes when I need a miracle, I look into my son’s eyes, and realize I’ve already created one.” — Unknown
37. “Son, you will outgrow my lap, but never my heart.” — Unknown
38. “My wild, wild son, run free. Ooh, you’ll know it when you’re where you’re supposed to be.” — Armin van Buren and Sam Martin
39. “The most important mark I will leave on this world is my son.” — Sarah Shahi
40 “Sons are the anchors of a mother’s life.” — Sophocles
41. “I cannot be more grateful for the things that I have because I love my son and I have him.” — Unknown
42. “Yet now in my arms I was holding a helpless baby boy who would grow into a man — I cannot imagine that soft little face one day having whiskers.” — Rhonda Stoppe
43. “YouHis first his, first love, and first friend will be. You’re his momma and he is your whole world. He is your little boy.” — Unknown
44 “That strong mother doesn’t tell her cub, son, stay weak so the wolves can get you. She says, toughen up, this is reality we are living in.” — Lauryn Hill
45 “If the relationship of father toSon could be really reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.” — James A. Baldwin
46. “Son, you remind me how so much depends on days made of now.” — Alison McGhee
47 “Father and son relationships can be complicated – mine certainly is. Love. Hate. Respect. Fear. Worship. Disdain. Pride. Failure. Happiness. Anger. Joy. Sadness. The list goes on.” — John H. Clark III
48 “Until you have a son of your own, you will never know what that means. You will never know the joy beyond joy, the love beyond feeling that resonates in the heart of a father as he looks upon his son.” — Kent Nerburn
49. “To my son, never forget that I love you. Life is full of good and hard times. Take advantage of everything that you can. Be the man I know you can be.” — Unknown
50 “My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed.” — Proverbs 23:15 (NIV)
51 “One of the greatest gifts you can give your teenage boy is the gift of letting him know you get it. You’ve been there.” — Sebastian R. Jones
52 “How can we expect our boys to become powerful, successful, and complete men if we ourselves don’t possess or act on the tools and the know-how to take them there?” — Eric Davis
53 “When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son.” — The Talmud
54 “I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it’s good to make thoughtful, good choices.” — Karen Salmansohn
55 “If you would have your son toHonorable walking through the world is something you cannot do. toRemove all stones that are blocking his path and instead, teach him. to walk firmly over them — not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.” — Anne Bronte
56 “I want my son toYou have the option to choose to contribute fully in the workforce or at home.” — Sheryl Sandberg
57 “A boy needs his mother’s respect. Not only her love but also her respect.” — Emerson Eggerichs
58 “Boys are fun. They make you smile. They’re full of life, and they can share their energy with you. They also touch your heart; they are deeply feeling.” — Steve Biddulph
59. “But now, being a parent, I go home and see my son and I forget about any mistake I ever made or the reason I’m upset. My son smiles when I return home, or he runs. to me.” — LeBron James
60 “Every mother hopes that her daughter will marry a better man than she did, and is convinced that her son will never find a wife as good as his father did.” — Martin Andersen-Nexo
61 “My son’s the most precious thing to me; he’s changed me from being selfish to selfless.” — Ricardo Antonio Chavira
62. “If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.” — Bruce Barton
63. “It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.” — Johann Schiller
64 “A man’s desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish toDuplicate yourself so that you don’t lose such a unique pattern to the world.” — Helen Rowland
65 “When your son grows up, become his brother.” — Arabic Proverb
66 “But boys are different from girls and not just physically. Acknowledging, appreciating, and understanding that boys are boys is essential in raising a son.” — Catherine Musco Garcia-Prats
67. Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example rather than his advice.” — Charles F. Kettering
68. “The moment that little bundle of pink, squirming flesh slips into our arms, love touches us. It is felt in our hearts and on our skin. He is there. Our son.” — Meg Meeker
69 “Be strong out there, my son. Look out for kindness and love in others. Forgive yourself when you make mistakes, and enjoy the journey.” — Kirsten Wreggitt
70 “If my son is happy, then I am happy.” — Chris Paul
71 “If you are going toGet help [your son], you first need to show support and appreciation for the person he is, so you can build that person up.” — Clayton Lesser
72 “Making a conscious effort toYour son can be involved in orchestrating and facilitating these opportunities toYour watchful eye will let him accomplish the tasks he is assigned. toHis courage and abilities will grow to make decisions. Your son can be involved in orchestrating and facilitating opportunities. toYour watchful eye will let him accomplish the tasks he is assigned. toHis courage and abilities will grow to make decisions.” — Rhonda Stoppe
73. “Never fret for an only son, the idea of failure will never occur to him.” — George Bernard Shaw
74. “The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days.” — Voltaire
75. “YouYou must be afraid, my boy. That is how one becomes an honest citizen.” — Jean-Paul Sartre
76. “Though our new son is barely a part of our present, we look at his squirming, warm bundle of future potential and say to ourselves, ‘Hello, little man.’ Little do we know the adventure we are beginning!” — Dr. Gregory L. Jantz
77. “As the mother of a son, I do not accept that alienation from me is necessary for his discovery of himself. As a woman I won’t cooperate with him in making his proud by doing demeaning things to women. toBe a man. I like to think the women in my son’s future are counting on me. ” — Letty Cottin Pogrebin
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