The 35 most beautiful phrases and quotes to dedicate to brothers and sisters
Brothers and sisters are part of that small circle of people who will never leave your life if treated with respect and love. It is not always easy to have a peaceful relationship that lasts over the years, but it is really worth trying: they are your family! Reflect on the importance of this bond with 35 beautiful aphorisms. Watch the video first; it summarizes the things to say most often to your best friend.
A unique relationship, different from all the others
A special family bond: it is what exists between a brother and a sister. In some cases it is a real symbiosis (see the case of the twins), a chance meeting of two souls who share the most challenging and fun years of life.
On many occasions the relationship between brothers is indissoluble and intended to last forever. Why? Not only for the close coexistence of the first years, but also because a brother is a friend and a confidant, to whom he can tell every aspect of his existence, without being judged.
Those who are an only child often define a person they are particularly fond of as "brother" or "sister", precisely to underline the "intimate and trusting meaning that characterizes this figure, almost as if they were family. Therefore, non-blood brothers are possible. , but which are still recognized as such.
One thing is certain: the path is really long, and whether you are dealing with blood brothers or not, the road is not downhill at all, quite the contrary! This is why today we have decided to collect the most beautiful phrases of the web and of famous authors, which make you think about how precious this link is; certainly not without labor, but if cultivated with patience, it is eternal.
What's more, the day dedicated to the brothers is not far off, which falls precisely in this month of May: do not miss this extraordinary opportunity to express all your affection for them. Take a cue from one of these dedications and personalize it according to your personal relationship with your big brother or sister (or vice versa).
Being a very young anniversary, it has no specific traditions; you can then make it yours as you see fit.
Do you want to know more about this day? Read our article about the Feast of the Brothers.
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Do you know what friendship is? Yes, being brother and sister, two souls who touch each other without getting confused, the two fingers of the hand. (Victor Hugo)
Having a brother, a sister who loves you is a strong, priceless experience, irreplaceable.
(Pope francesco)
You know as well as I do what the value of a sister's affection is: there is nothing like it in this world.
(Charlotte Brontë)
Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of pain, and wise is the advice of those who love us.
(Benjamin Disraeli)
Brotherly love is the most lasting; it resembles a precious stone that resists the hardest metals and whose value increases over the years. (Hector Carbonneau)
Proverbs from around the world, about blood brothers and sisters
At the beginning we praised the importance of having a confidant next to him. It may be someone that nature has decided to give us as a blood brother, but in some cases a brother or sister is someone we met by chance and that fate decided to unite.
Popular tradition all over the world is full of aphorisms about links of this kind; below you will find the most popular phrases:
Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. (Vietnamese proverb)
If you are looking for a sibling without flaws, you will be left without siblings. (Arabic proverb)
When the two brothers work together, the mountains turn to gold. (Chinese proverb)
Sisters and brothers say evil and love each other. (Proverb)
The wound caused by a brother hurts more than that inflicted by an enemy. (Arabic proverb)
Help your brother's boat to cross and yours will also reach the other shore. (Hindu proverb)
Snake relatives, murderous cousins, knife brothers. (Proverb)
Each has a father and a mother, but nothing is harder to find than a brother. (Chinese proverb)
No friends like a brother. No enemy like a brother. (Indian proverb)
From afar, I saw a monster. As I approached, I saw a brother. Speaking to him, I found a brother.
(Indian proverb)
Historical quotes on being brothers
We have learned to fly like birds, to swim like fish, but we have not learned the art of living as brothers. (Martin Luther King)
Father and son, mother and child, brother and sister are united by heart; lovers are united by the soul.
(Victor Hugo)
The most fundamental form of love is brotherly love. By this I mean a sense of responsibility, concern, respect, understanding for others; it is characterized by the absence of exclusivity.
(Erich Fromm)
You must have for your brothers and sisters all the feelings of love that you have for all men, with the only difference that they must be more alive and warmer. (Paolo Mantegazza)
Blessed is the servant who is so willing to love his brother when he is sick, and therefore cannot return his service as much as he loves him when he is healthy, and can return it. (…) Blessed is the servant who would love and fear his brother so much when he was far from him, as if he were next to him, and would say nothing behind his back that he cannot say with charity in his presence.
(St. Francis of Assisi)
A brother is a friend given by Nature. (Jean Baptiste Legouvé)
Poems and hymns about life and fraternal bonds
And here we go as we came | goodbye brother sea | I'll take some of your gravel with me | a little of your blue salt | a little of your infinity | and a little bit of your light | and your unhappiness. | You have been able to tell us many things | on your destiny of sea | here we are with a little more hope | here we are with a little more wisdom | and we leave as we came | goodbye brother sea. (Nazim Hikmet)
Brothers of Italy | Italy woke up | Dell’elmo di Scipio | She wrapped her head | Where is the victory ?! | Give her the hair | What a slave of Rome | God created it. (Brothers of Italy, Goffredo Mameli)
It's Christmas every time you smile at a brother and hold out your hand.
It is Christmas every time you remain silent to listen to the other.
It's Christmas every time you don't accept those principles that relegate the oppressed to the margins of society.
It is Christmas every time you hope with those who despair in physical and spiritual poverty.
It is Christmas every time you humbly recognize your limitations and weakness.
It is Christmas every time you allow the Lord to be reborn to give it to others.
(Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
What regiment are you brothers from? Word trembling in the night. Newborn leaf In the involuntary yearning air revolt of the man present to his frailty Brothers. (Giuseppe Ungaretti)
Famous jokes from movies
Family life with its controversies and funny episodes is one of the favorite themes of screenwriters. It is therefore not uncommon to find scripts with monologues and jokes relating to family ties, including those between siblings. Read here the most well-known passages on these reports, which have been represented on the big screen.
Fredo, you are the older brother and I love you. But don't you ever dare take sides against the family again, is that clear? Never again. (from the movie: The Godfather)
How dare you filthy thief! These are my brothers and my brothers I only beat them!
(from the movie: They Call Me Trinity)
Get to know your parents. You can't know when they will be gone forever. Treat your brothers well. They are the best link to the past and the ones most likely to care for you in the future.
(from the movie: The Big Kahuna)
Ah! A very nice thought! The day I get out of jail, my only brother picks me up in a police car. (from the movie: The Blues Brothers)
Shut up, sissy. Do you call these animals "brothers"? Would you like to have black balls like them? They don't want you as a brother and they do well. Now make sure you take your little Irish ass home. (Walt Kowalski, from the movie: Gran Torino)
The point of view of religions
Even the Bible and the great people linked to the faiths of the world have expressed their thoughts on the bond between brothers. Pause to reflect thanks to these great words.
Love your brother as your soul and watch over him as the apple of your eye. (Jesus of Nazareth)
If one says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar. Indeed, whoever does not love his brother whom he sees cannot love God whom he does not see. This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. (Jesus of Nazareth)
Why do you look at the straw that is in your brother's eye and don't notice the beam that is in yours? How can you say to your brother, “You allow me to take away the speck that's in your eye, while you don't see the beam that's in yours? Hypocrite, first remove the beam from your eye and then you will be able to see clearly in removing the speck from your brother's eye. (Jesus of Nazareth)
I searched for my soul, but I couldn't see it. I sought my God, but my God eluded me. I looked for my brother and I found all three. (Anonymous)
We are all creatures of the same creator, and therefore we are really all brothers and sisters. (Dalai Lama)