Maternal instinct may refer to:
- The maternal bond that forms between a mother and her child
- Maternal Instinct (Stargate SG-1) an episode from the TV series Stargate SG-1
- Maternal Instinct (Danny Phantom), an episode of Danny Phantom.
Famous quotes containing the words maternal and/or instinct:
“Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations, as all other causes combined.”
—John Abbott. The Mother at Home; or the Principles of Maternal Duty, John Abbott, Crocker and Brewster (1833)
“Mutual repect implies discretion and reserve even in love itself; it means preserving as much liberty as possible to those whose life we share. We must distrust our instinct of intervention, for the desire to make one’s own will prevail is often disguised under the mask of solicitude.”
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821–1881)