Family Quotes

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

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"I am convinced that the greatest legacy we can leave is spiritual conviction, not material possessions."
Billy Graham
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"Family relations are opportunities for practicing unconditional love and acceptance."
Sri Aurobindo
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"The greatest comfort in this life is to know that we are God's children."
John Calvin
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"Family is both a refuge and a prison, depending on the consciousness within it."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Family relationships teach us about ourselves if we are willing to learn."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Family is the first school of the heart and conscience."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Know that God is the Master of all. All creatures are His children."
Guru Nanak
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"Children are a gift from God."
Martin Luther
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"Marriage is a gift from God."
Martin Luther
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"Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands."
Saint Peter
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"Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord."
Saint Peter
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"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right."
Saint Peter
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"Family is where life begins and love never ends."
Abraham
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"Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder."
Saint Paul
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"A marriage blessed by God requires constant effort and mutual respect."
Martin Luther
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"Children are a gift, and parents bear the sacred duty to guide them well."
Martin Luther
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"Parenthood is both a profound privilege and an awesome responsibility."
Martin Luther
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"The greatest inheritance you can leave is a legacy of faith and integrity."
Saint Peter
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"The authority of parents should be tempered with clemency and moderation."
John Calvin
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"We should esteem the office of parent as sacred and honorable."
John Calvin
"Honor thy father and thy mother."
Moses
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"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before."
Swami Vivekananda
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"It is the faith of the mother that influences the children, and it is mother that molds the destiny of the world."
Swami Vivekananda
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"My father taught me to work, but not to love it."
Abraham
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"My father's memory is very precious to me—though I was but a child when he died."
Abraham
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"The home without faith is a house without a foundation."
Guru Nanak
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"The best inheritance a father can leave is wisdom, not wealth."
Guru Nanak
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"Marriage is a holy covenant ordained by God for mutual support and companionship."
John Calvin
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"We are to honor our parents as God Himself has ordained this relationship."
John Calvin
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"The bond between husband and wife reflects the union of Christ and the church."
John Calvin