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44 Comforting Loss of Mother Quotes for Anyone Grieving

Use these sayings as a tribute to that special mom or maternal figure.

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Nothing compares to a mother’s love. And the unfillable space that is left when it comes time for her to leave this earth, brings a sort of grief that never quite ends. As the days pass and special holidays come around, especially Mother's Day, your heart may feel even heavier. While nothing can be said that will ever hold a candle to the incredible bond between you and your mother, nor will it fill in for the absence of her laughter, we hope that touching loss of mother quotes will soothe and console.

Whether you’re grieving your own mother, a mother figure or are hoping to lend some kind words to a friend or family member whose mom is no longer here, a few heart touching words of comfort will help in the grief journey and provide a bit of comfort. Some of these phrases can also be offered as sympathy messages. Others can be included in a card along with your prayers.

Even if she isn't physically here anymore, remember your loved one with fond memories and know that her love and light will continue to live on.

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Unknown

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The world changes from year to year, our lives from day to day, but the love and memory of you, shall never pass away.

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Unknown

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I have an angel watching over me. She is my mom.

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Unknown

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To my mother in heaven, thank you for always loving me and guiding me. Even though you are no longer here with me I can still feel your love guiding me. You are always in my heart. I love you and miss you dearly.

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Terri Guillemets

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Those we love and lose are always connected by heartstrings into infinity.

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Ocean Vuong

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In Vietnamese, the word for missing someone and remembering them is the same: nhớ.

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Maya Angelou

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A great soul serves everyone all the time. A great soul never dies. It brings us together again and again.

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Matthew 5:4

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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

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Elizabeth Postle

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One day we will remember how lucky we were to have known their love, with wonder, not grief.

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Cindy Adkins

whenever i am missing you i also remember how fortunate i was that you were in my life i wouldn't trade those moments for the world
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Whenever I am missing you, I also remember how fortunate I was that you were in my life. I wouldn't trade those moments for the world.

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Abraham Lincoln

i remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me they have clung to me all my life
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I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.

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Unknown

mom sometimes i wish you cold come back but i don't want you to suffer again i know you are with me and i will always love you and miss you with all my heart until we meet again
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Mom, sometimes I wish you could come back, but I don't want you to suffer again. I know you are with me and I will always love and miss you with all my heart. Until we meet again!

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Narin Grewal

mom you are the most beautiful memory i kept locked inside my heart
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Mom, you are the most beautiful memory I kept locked inside my heart.

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Madame De Stael

we understand death only after it has placed its hands on someone we love
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We understand death only after it has placed its hands on someone we love.

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Alphonse De Lamartine

sometimes only one person is missing and the whole world seems depopulated
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Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.

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C.S. Lewis

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Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.

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Anne Roiphe

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Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.

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Jandy Nelson

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Grief and love are conjoined, you don't get one without the other. All I can do is love her, and love the world, emulate her by living with daring and spirit and joy.

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Jose N. Harris

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Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.

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Susan Wiggs

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There is something about losing a mother that is permanent and inexpressible- a wound that will never quite heal.

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Eskimo Saying

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Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy.

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