80+ Little Boy Quotes About Your Handsome Little Man

Okay, so there are plenty of sweet and inspirational quotes out there praising little girls. But what about little boy quotes?

Good thing you’re here, then, because I’ve lined up the cutest boy quotes – the perfect ways to shine the spotlight on your handsome little fella!

So how about we forget about social distancing for a minute or three, and embrace these heart-warming and funny quotes about your tiny superhero in the making!

New Baby Boy Quotes

Having a baby boy is a joy like no other. One minute you’re dreaming about giving birth and finally carrying your son in your arms and the next minute your dreams have come true. These quotes describe these feelings perfectly:

1. “Dreams really do come true. Ours came wrapped in Baby Blue!” – Unknown

2. “A baby boy has a special way of bringing out the man in his father and the little boy in his grandfather.” – Tanya Masse

3. “Little hands and little feet, little toothless grins so sweet, little eyes that shine so bright, little arms to hug you tight, everything’s little except your joy when you have a new baby boy.” – Unknown

4. “Your baby boy will hold your hand only for a little time, but he will hold your heart for a lifetime.” – Unknown

5. “A baby boy arrives, and just like that, everything changes. The world gets bigger, hearts grow fuller, and life means more because he’s in it.” – Unknown

6. ‘If I am thinking correctly,’ said Pooh, ‘a new baby is probably, undoubtedly the grandest gift that could ever be.” – A. A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)

7. “A little miracle sent from above, a baby boy to cuddle and love.” – Unknown

8. “Precious one, so small, so sweet. Dancing in on angel’s feet. Straight from heaven’s brightest star. What a miracle you truly are.” – Unknown

9. “The very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.” – Unknown

10. “His little hands stole my heart. His little feet ran away with it!” – Unknown

11. “Such a big miracle in such a little boy.” – Unknown

Cute Little Boy Quotes

I’m sure you already have dozens of cute nicknames for your boy to show your love and affection, so take a look at these quotes that perfectly capture your feelings:

12. “What are little boys made of? Frogs and snails, and puppy dog tails, that’s what little boys are made of.” – Traditional nursery rhyme

13. “Young boys should never be sent to bed; they always wake up another day older.” – J. M. Barrie (Finding Neverland)

14. “Little boys are just superheroes in disguise.” – Unknown

15. “His laughter… sparkled like a splash of water in sunlight.” – Joseph Lelyveld

16. “A boy is the only thing that God can use to make a man.” – Unknown

17. “No joy on Earth brings greater pleasure than a little boy to love and treasure.” – Unknown

18. “Little boys are like snowflakes, there are no two alike.” – Unknown

19. “The sweetest roamer is a boy’s young heart.” – George Edward Woodberry

20. “The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.” – Robert Baden-Powell

21. “A wee bit of heaven drifted down from above – a handful of happiness, a heart full of love. The mystery of life, so sacred and sweet. The giver of joy so deep and complete. Precious and priceless, so lovable, too. The world’s sweetest miracle, baby, is you.” – Unknown

22. “He’s tender and bashful but boyish and brute. Impossibly clever and cunningly cute.” – Unknown

23. “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.” – Unknown

24. “Nobody else like him, he’s unique – this one. How fortunate we are that he is our son.” – Unknown

25. “Boys do not grow up gradually. They move forward in spurts like the hands of clocks in railway stations.” – Cyril Connolly

Boys Will Be Boys Quotes

26. “There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy’s life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.” – Mark Twain

27. “Little boys don’t take baths, they just dust off.” – Unknown

28. “A boy’s will is the wind’s will, and the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

29. “God created boys, full of spirit and fun to explore and conquer, to romp and run.” – Unknown

30. “A boy’s story is the best that is ever told.” – Charles Dickens

31. “Boys are found everywhere – on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them, and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair, and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.” – Alan Marshall Beck

32. “Little boys are a ton of fun.” – Tori Spelling

33. “Planes, trains, trucks and toys, there’s nothing quite like little boys.” – Unknown

34. “A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.” – Robert Baden-Powell

35. “Little boys can test your patience, run you ragged and make you want to pull your hair out. But they will also melt your heart with just one look and make you wonder how you ever existed before them.” – From the Bottom of My Purse

36. “Baby boys have a pocket full of mischief and a saddle always overflowing with joy and excitement.” – Unknown

37. “A treasure to a little boy does not consist of money, gems or jewelry. He will find far greater pleasure in the wonder of a rock, pebble, stick or beetle.” – Unknown

Funny Little Boy Quotes

38. “A small son can charm himself into, and out of, most things.” – Jenny De Vries

39. “Boys are God’s way of telling you that your house is too neat!” – Unknown

40. “A boy is naturally full of humor.” – Robert Baden-Powell

41. “Boys are beyond the range of anybody’s sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.” – James Thurber

42. “Having an infant son alerts me to the fact that every man, at one point, has peed on his own face.” – Olivia Wilde

43. “A small boy, mischievous to the imp degree.” – Rea Murtha

44. “Boy (n): a noise with dirt on it.” – Unknown

45. “Ah babies! They’re more than just adorable little creatures on whom you can blame your farts.” – Tina Fey

46. “Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.” – Plato

47. “Every puppy should have a boy.” – Erma Bombeck

I Love You Little Boy Quotes

48. “I loved you from the very start. You stole my breath, embraced my heart. Our life together has just begun. You’re part of me, my little one.” – Unknown

49. “And she loved a little boy very, very much, even more than she loved herself” – Shel Silverstein (The Giving Tree)

50. “Little boys leave smudges on your heart.” – Unknown

51. “You are loved for the boy you are, the man you will become, and the precious son you will always be.” – Unknown

52. “Mightier than the waves of the sea is this love for you.” – Unknown

53. “Ten little fingers, ten perfect toes, fill our hearts with love that overflows.” – Unknown

54. “From the moment they placed you in my arms, you snuggled right into my heart.” – Unknown

55. “May you always know my little one you were wished for, longed for, prayed for and wanted. I love you.” – Unknown

Little Boy Growing Up Quotes

Watching my son growing up alongside his sister, seeing him coming up with funny girly nicknames to tease her all the time, and how he’s growing into his personality is an absolute joy. When little boys grow up, it can be bittersweet, as these quotes say:

56. “It’s the merry-hearted boys that make the best men.” – Irish Proverb

57. “If you spend any time with a man, you’ll realize that we’re all still little boys.” – Paul Walker

58. “Small boys become big men through the influence of big men who care about small boys.” – Unknown

59. “Baseball is where boys practice being men and men practice being boys, and they get real good at it.” – Mary Cecile Leary

60. “You’re raising someone’s husband and someone’s father.” – Unknown

61. “Between the innocence of babyhood and the dignity of manhood, we find a delightful creature of a boy.” – Unknown

62. “When I grow up, I want to be a little boy.” – Joseph Heller

63. “Boyhood is a most complex and incomprehensible thing. Even when one has been through it, one does not understand what it was. A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been the boy.” – G. K. Chesterton

64. “Tall oaks from little acorns grow.” – David Everett

65. “Like the changing leaves of fall, My little boy is now a man.” – Unknown

66. “Old boys have their playthings as well as young ones; the difference is only in the price.” – Benjamin Franklin

Mother And Son Quotes

These beautiful boy mom quotes perfectly describe the special connection between a mom and her child.

This kind of motherly love lasts forever, and we feel it even when they pass and we miss our moms every moment of every day.

If you’re currently pregnant and keep thinking about what your relationship with your unborn child will be like, you’ll love these quotes.

67. “Sons may grow into men and grow out of their toys, but in the hearts of their mothers they are still their little boys.” – Unknown

68. “There has never been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between a mother and a son.” – Unknown

69. “My greatest blessing calls me Mom.” – Unknown

70. “A boy’s best friend is his mother.” – Joseph Stefano

71. “Mothers of little boys work from son up till son down!” – Unknown

72. “In a son’s eyes, a mother is always the one who will continue to love him, even when everyone in the rest of the world gives up.” – Unknown

73. “Sometimes when I need a miracle, I look into my son’s eyes, and realize I’ve already created one.” – Unknown

74. “Yes, I gave you life… but really, you gave me mine.” – Unknown

75. “Sons are the anchors of a mother’s life.” – Sophocles

76. “No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you’re the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside.” – Unknown

77. “You’ll be his first kiss, his first love, his first friend, you are his momma, and he is your whole world. He is your little boy.” – Unknown

78. “If I have a monument in this world, it is my son.” – Maya Angelou

79. “There’s this boy who stole my heart. He calls me Mom.” – Unknown

80. “Son, you’ll outgrow my lap, but never my heart.” – Unknown

81. “There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart.” – Washington Irving

Father And Son Quotes

A father’s responsibility to his son is immense since he is his son’s role model from day one, regardless of whether it’s his biological son or stepson.

(The same applies to stepdaughters as well, but right now we’re focusing on boys only!)

Little boys love coming up with funny nicknames for their dads, playing together, and teasing each other.

These quotes perfectly illustrate this special bond:

82. “A boy is a magical creature – you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can’t lock him out of your heart. You can get him out of your study, but you can’t get him out of your mind. Might as well give up – he is your captor, your jailer, your boss and your master – a freckled-faced, pint-sized, cat-chasing bundle of noise. But when you come home at night with only the shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words: ‘Hi, Dad!'” – Alan Marshall Beck

83. “Nearly every man is a firm believer in heredity until his son makes a fool of himself.” – Unknown

84. “A boy’s first hero is his dad.” – Unknown

85. “Don’t wait until your son is a man to make him great; make him great as a boy.” – Unknown

86. “Do not train boys to learn by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.” – Plato

87. “My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You’re tearing up the grass.’ ‘We’re not raising grass,’ Dad would reply, ‘We’re raising boys.'” – Harmon Killebrew

Final Words

I do hope these hand-picked quotes on little boy quirks and personalities inspired you! You can use them for social media, scrapbooking, birthday wishes, baby shower cake messages, or anytime you need a reminder of how special your baby boy is.

And remember: No matter what your little boy does – as mischievous, unpredictable, and bashful as he is – he’s still your bright-eyed boy with the world as his oyster.

I can say for sure that watching my boy grow up has been a joy – he comes up with new nicknames for his mom on a daily basis and always finds new ways of pranking his sister.

Be sure to nurture that fearless, carefree spirit of his – before you know it, these precious moments of his childhood and his baby smile will be a distant memory.

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