30 Quotes That Will Make You Appreciate Your Parents Even Better

Parents are like guardian angels, sent to us by God to enable us get a glimpse of His affection for us. They may not be perfect but they do their best to raise us to become who we are now. Many a time we prefer them to stay off our back when in fact we need them in our lives.

Always remember to appreciate your parents. You can do so with the help of these appreciative quotes we gathered for you.

Appreciative Quotes

1. To understand your parents’ love you must raise children by yourself. – Chinese Proverb 

2. Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first. – Matthew Jacobson 

3. My parents are my backbone. Still are. They’re the only group that will support you if you score zero or you score 40. – Kobe Byrant

4. So much is asked of parents, and so little is given. – Virginia Satir 

5. One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad. – Jim DeMint

6. Parents are without a doubt, one of the most, if not the most influential role models that their kids will probably have under normal circumstances. – Joseph R. Parker

7. It is the sunlight of parental love and encouragement that enables a child to grow in competence and slowly gain mystery over his environment. – Felicity Bauer 

8. Don’t complain about what your parents couldn’t give you. It was probably all they had. – Unknown

9. When your parents are not rich but still afford to give you a beautiful life. Appreciate their sacrifices. – Unknown

10. Love your parents. We are busy growing up, we often forget they are also growing old. – Unknown

11. My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person: He believed in me. – Jim Valvano

12. Parents are not perfect, not are they saints. Dad and Moms make mistakes all the time. How you handle these situations will be an important life lesson for your children. – Bethany Bridges

13. Parents with their words, attitudes, and actions possible the ability to bless it curse the identity of their children. – Craig Hill

14. There is no friendship, no love, like that if the parents for the child. – Henry Ward Beecher

15. A parent’s love is whole no matter how many times divided. – Robert Brault

16. No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us. – Brad Meltzer

17. Parents were the only one obligated to love you: from the rest of the world you had to earn it. – Ann Brashares

18. Parents, they didn’t leave you when you were young, so don’t leave them when they are old. – Unknown

19. A mother is a person who seeing that there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. – Tenneva Jordan

20. Love your parents and treat them with loving care, for you will only know their value when you see their empty chair. – Anonymous

21. A father’s goodness is higher than the mountain. A mother’s goodness deeper than the sea. – Japanese Proverb

22. The depth of the love of Parents for their children cannot be measured. It is like no other relationship. It exceeds concern for life itself. The love of a parent for a child is continuous and transcends heartbreak and disappointment. – James E. Faust

23. We never know the love of a parent until we become parents ourselves. – Henry Ward Beecher

24. You spend years wishing yours parents would get off your back only to realise they’re the only ones who ever really had our backs. – Anonymous

25. Parental love is the only love that is truly selfless, unconditional, and forgiving. – T. P. Chia

26. Next to God, thy parents. – William Penn

27. The sacrifices our parents made while we were young is why we are who we are today. – Unknown

28. True love is the one we see in the eyes of our parents. – Anonymous

29. The heart of a parent is constantly thinking of ways to give their children a comfortable life. – Anonymous

30. Honor thy father and mother – The Holy Bible