In honor of Mother’s Day, we asked our associates to share some of the best motherly advice they’ve received.

We’ve compiled some of the advice from your moms here. Feel free to save this page and reference it from time to time as you find yourself in need of a little pick-me-up or motivation that only a mother can provide. Whether the advice is solicited or not, deep and thought-provoking, or simply stated, these expressions of love will follow us wherever we go.

“You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.”
 — mother of James Abdullah, #1176, Jacksonville, Florida

“Treat others the way that you would like to be treated.”
 — mother of Jennifer Alexander, risk management

“Excuses are exercises for failure.”
 — mother of Anthony Walker, Lakeland HV distribution center

“Welcome strangers as friends and friends as family.”
 — mother of Ashley Emmer, Boynton Beach distribution center; Kaitlyn Holder, #851, Loxahatchee, Florida; and Chelsea Holder, #756, Jupiter, Florida

“Always be yourself. Be proud of who you are and where you are going in life.”
 — mother of Cody Herndon, corporate quality assurance

“Finish what you start.”
 — mother of Bobbi Peters, #1583, Sherrills Ford, North Carolina

“You can’t go out with your friends until you sign up for a 401(k) and put in 10 percent.”
 — mother of Beth Nicol, #463, Woodstock, Georgia

“Don’t marry the doctor. Be the doctor.”
 — mother of Laya Shaikun, #773, Atlanta

“As you make your way in the  world, be kind to everyone.”
 — mother of Carl Skoll, facility services

“Always appreciate and be thankful for everything you have, and never complain about what you don’t — there is always someone who is less fortunate than you.”
— mother of Anca Valazquez, media and community relations