Siblings Sayings and Quotes

Siblings may not always get along, but there’s no doubt spending so much time together in youth forms an unbreakable bond. They know every annoying habit and embarrassing moment. Siblings see the best and worst sides of you and love you anyway. Celebrate your sibling with the below list of wise, humorous and insightful sibling quotes, proverbs and sayings.

There is an absurdity in it, particularly in the relationship between the siblings. John Madden
Siblings that say they never fight are most definitely hiding something Lemony Snicket
Not all conflicts between siblings are good, of course. A child who is repeatedly humiliated or made to feel insignificant by a brother or sister is learning little except humiliation and shame. Lawrence Kutner
Their love was rooted in who they were: they were sisters. Philis Boultinghouse
They say that no matter how old you become, when you are with your siblings, you revert back to childhood. Karen White
As we grew up, my brothers acted like they didn’t care, but I always knew they looked out for me and were there! Catherine Pulsifer
The advantage of growing up with siblings is that you become very good at fractions. Robert Brault
Never was there a stronger affection than that which binds in a threefold cord your Mamma and her dear sisters. Heaven preserve us to each other for many years to come. Abigail Adams
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 Quindlen
I had older brothers. Growing up the only girl in a family is like growing up to be a tropical fruit drink... somewhere between being spoiled rotten and beaten to a pulp. Diane Ford
Comparison is a death knell to sibling harmony. Elizabeth Fishes
If your sister is in a hurry to go out and won't catch your eye, she's wearing your best sweater. Pam Brown
The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother-and they'll settle for a puppy every time. Winston Pendelton
I am an only child. I have one sister. Woody Allen
She wouldn't climb out of the bed for her sister, but she had climbed into a crater. She wouldn't cross a room, but she had crossed a continent. Anthony Marra
What are sisters for if not to point out the things the rest of the world is too polite to mention. Claire Cook
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
Brothers and sisters were a mystery to her. There were Grace and Vera, speaking like two mouths out of the same head, and Wilfred and Albert without a thread of connection between them. Alice Munro
Siblings are often our first partners in life, the "first marriages." Jane Mersky Leder
As adults we are continually trying to understand why we are, how we are, and the way we are. Our siblings are important mirrors for identity... an important mirror for anyone who wants to connect with personal experience. Stephen Bank
Is solace anywhere more comforting than that in the arms of a sister? Alice Walker
What set sisters apart from brothers and also from friends is a very intimate meshing of heart, soul and the mystical cords of memory. Carol Saline
You can kid the world, but not your sister. Charlotte Gray
You keep your past by having sisters... They're the only ones who don't get bored if you talk about your memories. Deborah Moggach
We acquire friends and we make enemies, but our sisters come with the territory. Evelyn Loeb
Siblings have a unique relationship. They share a secret language - a private code that unlocks common experiences. They are family, tied together by kinship throughout life Kenneth J. Doka, PhD
From the time we're born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and our cautionary tales. Jeffrey Kluger
A sibling is the lens through which you see your childhood. Ann Hood
I grew up with an older brother, and the bond between siblings is unlike anything else, and it can be a real journey to accept what that bond is once you both mature into it. Because it's not always what you want. It's not always what you expect. It's not always what you imagined or hoped. But it's one of the most important things in the world. Ben Schnetzer
Sisters are brittle things. God was penurious with me, which makes me shrewd with Him. One is a dainty sum! One bird, one cage, one flight; one song in those far woods, as yet suspected by faith only! Emily Dickinson