#Family Quotes

“How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!”

“It is a wise father that knows his own child.”

“If it be you that stirs these daughters' heartsAgainst their father, fool me not so muchTo bear it tamely; touch me with noble anger,And let not women's weapons, water drops,Stain my man's cheeks.”

“Methinks a father Is at the nuptial of his son a guest That best becomes the table.”

“My noble father, I do perceive here a divided duty. To you I am bound for life and education. My life and education both do learn me How to respect you. You are the lord of my duty, I am hitherto your daughter. But here’s my husband, And so much duty as my mother showed To you, preferring you before her father, So much I challenge that I may profess Due to the Moor my lord.”

“Tis often seenAdoption strives with nature; and choice breedsA native slip to us from foreign lands.”

“Good old grandsire ... we shall be joyful of thy company.”

“Tis a happy thing To be the father unto many sons.”

“Thou art thy mother's glass, and she in theeCalls back the lovely April of her prime...”

“The Dear father Would with his daughter speak, commands her service; Are they inform'd of this?”

“Children wish fathers looked but with their eyes; fathers that children with their judgment looked; and either may be wrong.”

“I may neither choose who I would, nor refuse who I dislike; so is the will of a living daughter curbed by the will of a dead father.”

“When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry.”

“Is there no pity sitting in the clouds That sees into the bottom of my grief? O sweet my mother, cast me not away! Delay this marriage for a month, a week, Or if you do not, make the bridal bed In that dim monument where Tybalt lies.”

“Art is a jealous mistress; and if a man have a genius for painting, poetry, music, architecture or philosophy, he makes a bad husband and an ill provider.”

“My father's wit, and my mother's tongue, assist me!”

“My chastity's the jewel of our house, bequeathed down from many ancestors.”

“To think but nobly of my grandmother: Good wombs have borne bad sons.”

“In the country, without any interference from the law, the agricultural life favors the permanence of families.”

“What thing, in honor, had my father lost,That need to be revived and breathed in me?”

“Men are what their mothers made them.”

“She is your treasure, she must have a husband;I must dance bare-foot on her wedding day,And, for your love to her, lead apes in hell.”

“The poodle [Rufus] ate in the dining room with the rest of the [Churchill] family. A cloth was laid for him on the Persian carpet beside the head of the household, and no one else ate until the butler had served Rufus's meal.”

“It is of no account; after all, the old bird does not fly far from his nest.”

“The one I love is the son of the one I hate! -Juliet p. 75”

“A little more than kin, and less than kind.”

“Why should we assume the faults of our friend, or wife, or father, or child, because they sit around our hearth, or are said to have the same blood?”

“Saving is a fine thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.”

“I always joke that my kids' favorite holiday is Father's Day. They love the way I celebrate the occasion by writing each of them a thank-you letter and a generous check. It's my way of letting them know how much I appreciate the great pleasure and privilege of being their dad.”

“Spend time with those you love. One of these days you will say either, 'I wish I had', or 'I'm glad I did.'”

“U can feed ur ego or u can feed ur family. U can’t feed them both.”

“I have manifested everything I want in the way of physical things. I have a beautiful family and enough abundance to take care of them. I put my attention on manifesting for other people, helping those who are less fortunate.”

“A house is made with walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.”

“Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl - no superior alternative has yet been found.”

“My mother made a brilliant impression upon my childhood life. She shone for me like the evening star.”

“There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human society, are created, strengthened and maintained. Having a family guarantees that you have a built in support system, and although that support system may not always be what you want it to be, when it comes down to the wire, your family will love you and stand behind you, no matter what.”

“The best thing a parent can do for a child is to love his or her spouse.”

“When there is no job related stress, you are more aware of your mate and children, if you are a parent.”

“O, that our fathers would applause our loves, To seal our happiness with hteir consents!”

“I cannot help reflecting that if my father had been American and my mother British instead of the other way around, I might have gotten here on my own.”

“I am a child of the House of Commons. I was brought up in my fathers house to believe in democracy. Trust the peoplethat was his message.”

“The key ingredient in family communication is listening, really listening.”

“Start your child's day with love and encouragement and end the day the same way.”

“My father, who was jailed for stealing on more than one occasion, just abandoned his fatherly responsibilities and disappeared. I grew up working from the time I was nine years of age. Money was a big issue everywhere I lived.”

“There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human, are created, strengthened and maintained.”

“Kids go where there is excitement. They stay where there is love.”

“Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.”

“With children Love is spelled TIME.”

“If my father was alive to hear that, he'd turn over in his grave.”

“Today be thankful and think how rich you are. Your family is priceless, your time is gold and your health is wealth.”