Brother(& sister!)hood quotes

[SWTXBelle]

So, I'm putting together a "cheer up" package for my (bio) brother, and I came across all these great quotes about brotherhood. They'd also work for sisterhood - so, I'm posting some of them, and invite you to do the same. Use 'em for whatever - but I have to say, I'd be really impressed to see these on a t-shirt (as opposed to the whole "We're the best - we're sexy - we drink and party alot" line of t-shirts).

There is a destiny that makes us brothers;
None goes his way alone;
All that we send into the lives of others
Comes back into our own.
-Edwin Markham

We know that friendship may change . . .
and even love may be transformed,
but the cords one has with a brother
are never severed.
-Edwin Burdick

He who loves his brother abides in the light. 1 John 2:10

All your strength is in your union . . . As brothers, live together.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A brother is a portion of a beloved bond, born and blessed, and someone whose influence can be measured by no human means.
- R.L Keith

Brothers can quarrel like thieves inside a house, but outside their swords leap out in each other's defense.
-Japanese proverb

We are brothers. Our interest lie along the same lines, helping us to realize that we are not alone. There is no one so capable of protecting a brother . . .as one who believes what he believes, and reveres the sentiments that are so sacred to him.
- J.S. Caster

Grant us brotherhood, not only for this day but for all our years - a brotherhood not of words but acts and deeds.
- Stephen Vincent Benet

Help thy brother's boat across, and lo! Thine own has reached the shore.
-Hindu proverb

[Still BLUTANG]

Psalms 133: "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!"

and, although it might not be a cheery quote, it's one of my faves:
"I believe in the brotherhood of all men, but I don't believe in wasting brotherhood on anyone who doesn't want to practice it with me. Brotherhood is a two-way street."
- - Malcom X

[Jody]

One for all and All for one
- Three Muskateers

[nonchalant]

Originally Posted by Jody

One for all and All for one
- Three Muskateers

One of my personal favorites.

[1908Revelations]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Brothers can quarrel like thieves inside a house, but outside their swords leap out in each other's defense.
-Japanese proverb

I heart this ^^ one!! I think I will be sending this one right now!!

[AlexMack]

I may not like you personally, but you're my sister and I love you. That means I'll fucking kill anyone who hurts you!

I'm not sure you can put that on a t-shirt though...

[SWTXBelle]

More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you've been bad and good. - Linda Sunshine

Sweet is the voice of a sister in a season of sorrow. - Benjamin Disraeli

When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? - Pam Brown

Help one another is part of the religion of sisterhood. - Louisa May Alcott

In thee my soul shall own combined the sister and the friend. - Catherine Killigrew.

You can kid the world. But not your sister. - Charlotte Gray

A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves - a special kind of double. - Toni Morrrison

You keep your past by having sisters. As you get older, they're the only ones who don't get bored if you talk about your memories. - Debora Moggach.