20 Family Quotes

“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That’s his.” Oscar Wilde

“You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.” Desmond TutuClick To Tweet

“The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.” Lee Iacocca

“In Biblical times, a man could have as many wives as he could afford. Just like today.” Abigail Van Buren

“An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.” Spanish Proverb

“When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them.” George Bernard Shaw

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” Confucius

“In time of test, family is best.” Burmese Proverb

“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” George Burns

“A father is a banker provided by nature.” French Proverb

'To understand your parents’ love, you must raise children yourself.' Chinese proverbClick To Tweet

“Govern a family as you would cook a small fish – very gently.” Chinese Proverb

“You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.” Frederick Buechner

“He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.” Benjamin Franklin

“Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!” Albert Einstein

“It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.” Johann Schiller

“The family is a haven in a heartless world.” Christopher Lasch

'Families are like fudge – mostly sweet with a few nuts.' Author UnknownClick To Tweet

“I think togetherness is a very important ingredient to family life.” Barbara Bush

“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no aw, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.” Agatha Christie