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Quotes about family, verified at the source

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Parents, children, the home one comes back to: these quotes about family come from novels, poems and letters whose text has been checked word for word. Every line names its work and its year.

They go with a birth, Mother’s or Father’s Day, a birthday, or simply a tender message.

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Formal

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, opening sentence (translation by Constance Garnett), 1877 Verified quote Read its story
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Funny

There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort.

Jane Austen, Emma, volume II, chapter 14 (Mrs Elton), 1815 Verified quote Read its story
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Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.

Mark Twain, Pudd’nhead Wilson, Pudd’nhead Wilson’s Calendar, chapter IV, 1894 Verified quote Read its story
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Heartfelt

Short

Home is where the heart is.

English proverb Read its story
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Charity begins at home.

English proverb Read its story
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Blood is thicker than water.

English proverb Read its story
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Frequently asked questions

Which quote for a new baby card?

A short, tender line, such as Gibran’s on children. Add the baby’s name and a word for the parents.