A family is a haven of rest, a sanctuary of peace and most of all a harbor of love. Manny Feldman

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. Desmond Tutu

Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. Yiddish Proverb

To forget one's ancestors is to be a book without a source, a tree without a root. Chinese Proverb

What greater thing is there for human souls than to feel they are joined for life – to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories. George Eliot

Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future. We make discoveries about ourselves.  Gail Lumet Buckley

The years tell us much that the days never knew. Ralph Waldo Emerson

A man is not where he live, but where he loves. Latin Proverb

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family. Thomas Jefferson

A house is a home when it shelters the body and comforts the soul. Phillip Moffitt

We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. Native American Proverb

The family is one of nature's masterpieces. George Santayana

Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family. Having both – is a blessing. Donna Hedges

Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. Oliver Wendell Holmes

Every man is his own ancestor, and every man is his own heir. He devises his own future, and he inherits his own past. Frederick Henry Hedge

In every conceivable manner, the family is a link to our past. A bridge to our future.  Alex Haley

The memories we give may a lifetime live in the heart of those we hold so close.  Unknown

Families are like fudge… mostly sweet with a few nuts. Unknown

It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. Johann Schiller

The family is a haven in a heartless world. Christopher Lasch