It’s always the little moments that turn into the big ones. We all know those moments I’m talking about—when your daughter loses her first tooth, when your son learns to ride a bike, when you see your kids and spouse waiting in the driveway as you get home from work. The value of a family can never be emphasized enough. So, to encourage you as a parent and as a spouse, here are 8 inspirational family quotes:
“All great change in America begins at the dinner table.”
-Ronald Regan, Former President
“The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing together over a meal.”
-C.S. Lewis, Christian Apologist
“Family, like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one.”
-Unknown
“Homemaking is surely in reality the most important work in the world. What do ships, railways, mines, cars, government, etc. exist for except that people may be fed, warmed, and safe in their own homes? The homemaker’s job is one for which all other’s exist.”
-C.S. Lewis, Christian Apologist
“There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human society, are created, strengthened, and maintained.”
-Winston Churchill, Former Prime Minister
“What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.”
-Mother Teresa, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
“My riches are my family and my foster children. I try to store any material wealth in my hand, not my heart, so that I always feel free to give it away when the opportunity arises.”
-S. Truett Cathy, Founder of Chick-fil-A
“Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit.”
-Bill Cosby, Actor and Comedian
If you have any other family quotes you’ve come to love over the years, please feel free to share them in a comment below.
