Family Quotes

"An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a stranger to one of your parents."

"I thought it was right to be obeying my uncle and aunt in this matter."

"Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."

"A mother's heart contains chambers of infinite capacity."

"Dost thou see yon child? It is thine,—thine own image."

"One of the first considerations which becomes necessary, when a man begins to think anything at all of a woman, is her family."

"The unworthiest of all my relations was my sister."

"The bonds that unite us are forged in fire and sealed in blood."

"A mother's love transcends all law."

"I see that child who lay upon your bosom and who bore your name"

"The bonds of family are stronger than any fortress."

"I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, under any circumstances."

"My father's grave-stone was not far off, and we put flowers on it once a year."

"Thou wilt love her dearly, said Hester, calmly, as a mother speaks"

"It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home."

"Family life is more interesting than any novel."

"Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

"The family bond is stronger than any external force."

"I could not have parted with you, my Lizzy, to anyone less worthy."

"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way"

"Every family contains multitudes"

"My father was unjustly accused, and I will restore his honor"

"It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home."

"My father's establishment is not particularly brilliant in its walk of life."

"Family life is breaking down everywhere."

"Family is everything when everything else fails"

"There have been sorrow enough in this family already"

"The ideal of family life was so deeply rooted in Russian society that no one could deny its importance."

"All unhappy families are alike; each happy family is unhappy in its own way."

"The bonds of family are stronger than any other tie."