It’s important to love your family, whether it’s your mom, dad, grandparents or siblings.
When you think of love quotes, you might think of quotes about falling in love, or Shakespeare, but what about the love we have for our family members? It may be a different kind of love, but it’s just as strong and just as important.
You may not be able to choose your family. But you still have to love them. Here are some of our favorite quotes on the matter…
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“Family where life begins & love never ends.-Unknown
“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.-Friedrich Nietzche
“Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs. The ones you accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who love you you no matter what.-Unknown
“Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. Having both is a blessing.-Unknown
“A mother’s love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.-Agatha Christie
“Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.-© Lisa Weedn
“Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life.-Albert Einstein
“Think of your family today and every day thereafter, don’t let the busy world of today keep you from showing how much you love and appreciate your family.-Josiah
“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
“The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege.-Charles Kuralt
“The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.-Henry Ward Beecher
“An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.-Spanish Proverb
“Family love is messy, clinging and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.-Eva Burrows
“At the end of the day, a loving family should find everything forgivable.-Mark V. Olsen
“Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl–no superior alternative has yet been found.-Winston Churchill
“No family is perfect… we argue, we fight. We even stop talking to each other at times. But in the end, family is family… The love will always be there.-Unknown
“That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable.-Deb Caletti
“A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center.-Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“No man has ever lived that had enough of children’s gratitude or woman’s love.-William Butler Yeats
“Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.-Lemony Snicket
“[A mother] discovers with great delight that one does not love one’s children just because they are one’s children but because of the friendship formed while raising them.-Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it’s the most exquisite love of all.-Maggie Gallagher
“Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.-Christopher Paolini
“Unconditional love is loving your kids for who they are, not for what they do… it isn’t something you will achieve every minute of every day. But it is the thought we must hold in our hearts every day.-Stephanie Marston
“Parents were the only ones obligated to love you; from the rest of the world you had to earn it.-Ann Brashares
“Our family is a circle of strength of love with every birth and every union the circle grows.-Unknown
“If someone were to harm my family or a friend or somebody I love, I would eat them. I might end up in jail for 500 years, but I would eat them.-Johnny Depp
“The love of a family is life’s greatest blessings.-Unknown
“Family is the most important thing in the world.-Princess Diana of Wales
