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title: "8 Mother Holds Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Mother Holds quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Mother Holds sayings and thoughts."
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> [A mother holds her child's hand for a short time, but holds their heart forever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-mother-holds-her-child-s-hand-for-a-short-time-but-holds-their/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“But just as no one really knows what it is like to be a mother until she holds her first child, no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregg-olsen/but-just-as-no-one-really-knows-what-it-is-like-to-be-a-mother-until/)

[Gregg Olsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregg-olsen/)

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> [“My mother holds these markers all over town; people who owe her a favour. It might be a peek into planning documents,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i-m-millennial/my-mother-holds-these-markers-all-over-town-people-who-owe-her-a/)

[I.M. Millennial](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/i-m-millennial/)

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> [“My mother holds Bram tightly. I draw i ragged breath, the kind you take when the pain is too deep to cry,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ally-condie/my-mother-holds-bram-tightly-i-draw-i-ragged-breath-the-kind-you-take/)

[Ally Condie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ally-condie/)

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> [A mother holds her childs hand for just a short time, but holds their hearts forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-mother-holds-her-childs-hand-for-just-a-short-time-but-holds-their/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Without religion, man is an atheist, woman is a monster. As daughter, sister, wife and mother, she holds in her hands, under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-benjamin-whipple/without-religion-man-is-an-atheist-woman-is-a-monster-as-daughter/)

[Henry Benjamin Whipple](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-benjamin-whipple/)

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> [A mother holds her children's hands for a short while, But their hearts forever...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melchor-lim/a-mother-holds-her-children-s-hands-for-a-short-while-but-their/)

[Melchor Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melchor-lim/)

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> [A mother holds her child's hand for just a short time, but holds their heart forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krystal-nahdee/a-mother-holds-her-child-s-hand-for-just-a-short-time-but-holds-their/)

[Krystal Nahdee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krystal-nahdee/)

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