Family Quotes

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

16096 quotes

"The family is the foundation of all civilization."
Émile Zola
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"In every conceivable manner, the family is link to our past, bridge to our future, and bonds to one another."
Alexandre Dumas
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"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness."
Honoré de Balzac
H
"Every social body is made up of families."
Honoré de Balzac
H
"Society rests upon the family."
Honoré de Balzac
V
"When woman is happy, man is happy."
Victor Hugo
"A family united by love is stronger than any fortress."
Émile Zola
"It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account we shall be more attached to one another."
Mary Shelley
C
"Family bonds are both blessing and burden."
Charlotte Brontë
C
"The greatest gift a parent can give is permission to be yourself."
Charles Dickens
"The family unit remains the fundamental building block of civilization."
Émile Zola
H
"The wealthiest families preserve their riches by teaching their children the value of prudence."
Honoré de Balzac
V
"There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandchildren."
Victor Hugo
"Family is the foundation upon which we build our lives."
Gustave Flaubert
A
"The family that stands together will never crumble apart."
Alexandre Dumas
A
"A family's strength lies in its ability to weather any storm together."
Alexandre Dumas
"My father is going into the country, and I am going with him to spend the summer and autumn."
Mary Shelley
"You do not appear to me to be in an unhappy family situation."
Mary Shelley
"All that I desired was to be associated with my family and friends."
Mary Shelley
"Family bonds transcend reason and logic."
Émile Zola
"Family is the forge where character is formed."
Émile Zola
C
"Children are the hope of our future."
Charles Dickens
H
"The heart of a mother is a abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness."
Honoré de Balzac
H
"The greatest inheritance is a good name and a clear conscience."
Honoré de Balzac
"The bonds of family are precious and enduring."
William Wordsworth
"Family is where life begins and love never ends."
William Wordsworth
V
"Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world, a mother's love is not."
Victor Hugo
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"Family is where life begins and love never ends."
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"We are shaped by those who love us and those who reject us."
Mary Shelley
A
"The family is the first battlefield where we learn who we are."
Alexandre Dumas