Brother Sister Sayings and Quotes

Brothers and sisters can be fast friends or ferocious foes. Either way, you can’t choose your siblings. While the relationship of siblings may be strained in youth, brothers and sisters often become best friends with age. Below you’ll find a collection of wise, inspirational, and humorous brother and sister sayings and quotes.

I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends. James Boswell
To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confident -- it is to have a soulmate for life. Victoria Secunda
The thing with brothers is, you're supposed to take turns being the keeper. Sometimes you get to sit down and be the brother who is kept. Orson Scott Card
Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our personal stories to the inevitable dusk. Susan Scarf Merrell
Our siblings. They resemble us just enough to make all their differences confusing, and no matter what we choose to make of this, we are cast in relation to them our whole lives long. Susan Scarf Merrell
Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow. Michael Morpurgo
Your parents are the parents you know best. Your brother and sister, if you have them, are the brother and sister you know best. They may not be the ones you like the best. They may not be the most interesting, but they are the closest and probably the clearest to you. James Salter
What sets sisters apart from brothers and also from friends is a very intimate mashing of heart, soul and the mystical cords of memory. Carol Saline
Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other—they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable with each other. Leonardo DiCaprio
There is a little boy inside the man who is my brother. Oh, how I hated that little boy, and how I love him too. Anna Quindlan
A sibling may be the keeper of one's identity, the only person with the keys to one's unfettered, more fundamental self. Marian Sandmaier
Siblings: children of the same parents, each of whom is perfectly normal until they get together. Sam Levenson
I don't believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at. Maya Angelou
Siblings are the people we practice on, the people who teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring quite often the hard way. Pamela Dugdale
If you have a brother or sister, tell them you love them every day—that's the most beautiful thing. I told my sister how much I loved her every day. That's the only reason I'm OK right now. Amaury Nolasco
Brother and sister, together as friends, ready to face whatever life sends. Joy and laughter or tears and strife, holding hands tightly as we dance through life. Suzie Huitt
To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. Clara Ortega
Sisters and brothers are the truest, purest forms of love, family and friendship, knowing when to hold you and when to challenge you, but always being a part of you. Carol Ann Albright Eastman
For there is no friend like a sister in calm or stormy weather; To cheer one on the tedious way, To fetch one if one goes astray, To lift one if one totters down, To strengthen whilst one stands. Christina Rossetti
The mildest, drowsiest sister has been known to turn tiger if her sibling is in trouble. Clara Ortega
The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend. Cali Rae Turner
Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply. Jane Austen
Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they will still be there. Amy Li
If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother. Epictetus
My sister and I are so close that we finish each other's sentences and often wonder who's memories belong to whom. Shannon Celebi
Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. Vietnamese Proverb
My brother is one of my true heroes. Steady and sober where I am impulsive and emotional. Mark McKinnon
After a girl is grown, her little brothers—now her protectors—seem like big brothers. Terri Guillemets
A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. Isadora James
Half the time when brothers wrestle, it's just an excuse to hug each other. James Patterson
Because brothers don't let each other wander in the dark alone. Jolene Perry
There's no other love like the love for a brother. There's no other love like the love from a brother. Astrid Alauda
Brothers and sisters separated by distance, joined by love. Chuck Danes
Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero. Marc Brown
A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother. Samuel Richardson
Sincere art brings us together, the brotherhood and sisterhood of mankind. Yaroslaw Rozputnyak
What's the good news if you haven't a sister to share it? Jenny DeVries
We came into the world like brother and brother; And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another. William Shakespeare
There is a destiny which makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own. Edwin Markham
What makes a brother-sister relationship special is the way, each one remember the other when they are apart. They miss the talks, the laughs and the time they spent together. Life changes, memories don't. I miss you bro. Anonymous
A brother is a friend God gave you; a friend is a brother your heart chose for you. Proverb
Mum used to say we were the same soul split in two and walking around on four legs. Melodie Ramone
Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life. Charles M. Schulz
People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. Dalai Lama
We are part of a great whole. All living things are our brothers and sisters. Kenneth Clark
A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost. Marion C. Garretty
Until blacks and whites see each other as brother and sister, we will not have parity. It's very clear. Maya Angelou
Being sister and brother means being there for each other. Shellygb
The great renewal of the world will perhaps consist in this, that man and maid, freed of all false feelings and reluctances, will seek each other not as opposites, but as brother and sister, as neighbors, and will come together as human beings. Rainer Maria Rilke
What are sisters for if not to point out the things the rest of the world is too polite to mention. Claire Cook
The greatest gift our parents ever gave us was each other. unknown
Brother, sister too / Do what you must do / Don't trust people you meet / They might promise you / That the river ain't deep. Damon Albarn
I say it again, brothers and sisters, can we not find a way / Out of this mess, into a brighter, a brighter day? / To save the world for our children to play. Karl Hyde
But remember, brothers and sisters / You can still stand tall / Just be thankful / For what you got. O'Shea Jackson
Brothers and sisters unite / It's the time of your lives its the time of your lives / Break down, break down / Got to spread love around, got to spread it around. Coldplay
Brothers need sisters, sisters need brothers / All need the master, gotta stay together / Haven't got a friend, and your world is caving in / The world will know how far we've come / When the children are as. Willie B. Williams Jr.
A brother who is unhappy is a dangerous relative to have. Kenneth Branagh
When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness. Hesiod
My brother is my best friend and nothing is stronger than family. Robert Cheeke
Sisters make the best friends in the world. Marilyn Monroe
A sister is both your mirror - and your opposite. Elizabeth Fishel
Sisters are a shield against life's cruel adversity. Nancy Mitford
With a sister, one can never fear that success will go to one's head. Charlotte Gray
When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? Pam Brown
Sisterhood is a funny thing. It's easy to recognize, but hard to define. Pearl Cleage
Be kind to thy sister. Not many may know the depths of true sisterly love. Margaret Ann Courtney
Sisterhood is a powerful metaphor; it ought not become a synonym for groupthink. Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Sisters are the true friends who ask how you are, and then wait to hear the answer. Jill Shalvis
Sisterly love is, of all sentiments, the most abstract. Nature does not grant it any functions. Ugo Betti
A sister should set her brother up with one of her friends, unless her only friend is her sister. Jarod Kintz