Famous Quotes - Tags - Relatives

  • A man is reputed to have thought and eloquence; he cannot, for all that, say a word to his cousin... More
  • Blood doubly unites us, for we share the same blood and we have spilled blood. More
  • Distance lends enchantment to relatives and friends. More
  • Distant relatives are not as important as nearby neighbors. More
  • Even the emperor has straw-sandaled relatives. More
  • How shall a man escape from his ancestors, or draw off from his veins the black drop which he... More
  • I cannot go to the houses of my nearest relatives, because I do not wish to be alone. Society... More
  • In different hours, a man represents each of several of his ancestors, as if there were seven or... More
  • In the family sandwich, the older people and the younger ones can recognize one another as the... More
  • Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin.... Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother! More
  • She went in there to muse on being rid
    Of relative beneath the coffin lid.
    No one was by.... More
  • The disinterest [of my two great-aunts] in anything that had to do with high society was such... More
  • There is only room in the lifeboat of your life for one, and you always choose yourself, and turn... More
  • There is scarcely a young lady in the united kingdoms, who would not rather put up with the... More
  • To have one’s mother-in-law in the country when one lives in Paris, and vice versa, is one of... More
  • To hunt tigers one must have a brother’s help. More
  • When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be... More

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