Family Quotes

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

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"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
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"Every social body is made up of families."
Honoré de Balzac
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"Society rests upon the family."
Honoré de Balzac
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"When woman is happy, man is happy."
Victor Hugo
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"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
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"Family bonds are both blessing and burden."
Charlotte Brontë
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"The greatest gift a parent can give is permission to be yourself."
Charles Dickens
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"The family unit remains the fundamental building block of civilization."
Émile Zola
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"The wealthiest families preserve their riches by teaching their children the value of prudence."
Honoré de Balzac
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"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
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"The family that stands together will never crumble apart."
Alexandre Dumas
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"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
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"Family bonds transcend reason and logic."
Émile Zola
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"Family is the forge where character is formed."
Émile Zola
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"Children are the hope of our future."
Charles Dickens
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"The heart of a mother is a abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness."
Honoré de Balzac
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"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
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"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
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"The family is the first battlefield where we learn who we are."
Alexandre Dumas