Family Quotes

Blood or chosen, families shape who we become. These quotes honor those bonds.

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"Family binds us not by blood alone, but by choice and devotion."
Giordano Bruno
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"Family is the first philosophy we learn, often unlearning it later."
Giordano Bruno
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"Family teaches us first what love means."
Giordano Bruno
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"The greatest gift to family is your authentic self."
Niccolò Copernicus
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"Family is the first kingdom in which we learn to rule ourselves."
Niccolò Copernicus
"Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see."
Thomas More
"Family is the first school in which we learn virtue or vice."
Thomas More
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"The family is the foundation of society."
Strabo
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"Family is where life begins and love never ends."
Petronius
"Family is both our greatest teacher and our greatest test."
Diogenes Laërtius
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"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life."
Plutarch
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"The greatest inheritance we can pass to future generations is wisdom, not wealth."
Porphyry
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"The family that grows together stays together through all seasons."
Petronius
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"The greatest inheritance is not wealth, but character."
Petronius
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"Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home."
Apuleius
"Family is the first school in which we learn virtue or vice."
Diogenes Laërtius
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"Maxima debetur puero reverentia - Greatest respect is owed to a child."
Juvenal
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"Harmony of aim is essential to a happy household."
Plutarch
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"It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors."
Plutarch
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"The fruit does not fall far from the tree."
Plutarch
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"When a man takes a wife, he should leave no stone unturned in the education of her."
Plutarch
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"Children are mirrors of their parents."
Plutarch
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"The bonds of family are woven from threads of sacrifice and love."
Apuleius
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"The family that stands united cannot be divided by circumstance."
Apuleius
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"The greatest legacy you can leave is the example you set."
Petronius
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"The family unit is where the soul first learns to love beyond itself."
Porphyry
"The greatest inheritance is a good example."
Diogenes Laërtius
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"The greatest reverence is due to a child."
Juvenal
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"The bonds of family are stronger than any force."
Juvenal
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"Family is the foundation upon which all civilization is built."
Apuleius