Sayings about Sisters
When you are in difficulty, go to the house of your friend — not your sister’s. ~ Indian Proverbs
Two scorpions living in the same hole will get along better than two sisters in the same house. ~ Arabian Proverb
When you die, your sister’s tears will dry as time goes on, your widow’s tears will end in another’s arms, but your mother will mourn you until the day she dies. ~ Arabian Proverb
If you do not travel, you will marry your own sister. ~ Mozambican Proverb
When you are in difficulty, go to the house of your friend — not your sister’s. ~ Indian Proverb
When a needle sees a dagger, she cries “O sister!” ~ Russian Proverbs
Beauty is the sister of idleness and the mother of luxury. ~ Russian Proverb
Custom and law are sisters. ~ Slovak Proverb
Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~ Vietnamese Proverbs
The bald woman boasts of her sister’s hair. ~ Tunisian Proverbs
Good health is the sister of beauty. ~ Maltese Proverbs
Quotations about Sisters
Our roots say we’re sisters, our hearts say we’re friends. ~ Author Unknown
A sister shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams. ~ Author Unknown
Sisters function as safety nets in a chaotic world simply by being there for each other. ~ Carol Saline
Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. ~ Margaret Mead
More than Santa Claus, your sister knows when you’ve been bad and good. ~ Linda Sunshine
Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. ~ Margaret Mead
A sister is a forever friend. ~ Author Unknown
An older sister helps one remain half child, half woman. ~ Author Unknown
It was nice growing up with someone like you — someone to lean on, someone to count on… someone to tell on! ~ Author Unknown
Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life. ~ Charles M. Schulz
Help one another, is part of the religion of sisterhood. ~ Louisa May Alcott
Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow, and wise is the counsel of those who love us. ~ Benjamin Disraeli
Sisters may share the same mother and father but appear to come from different families. ~ Author Unknown
How do people make it through life without a sister? ~ Sara Corpening
A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life. ~ Isadora James
In the cookies of life, sisters are the chocolate chips. ~ Author Unknown
A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves – a special kind of double. ~ Toni Morrison
When sisters stand shoulder to shoulder, who stands a chance against us? ~ Pam Brown
An older sister is a friend and defender — a listener, conspirator, a counsellor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too. ~ Pam Brown
Having a sister is like having a best friend you can’t get rid of. You know whatever you do, they’ll still be there. ~ Amy Li
You can kid the world. But not your sister. ~ Charlotte Gray
Sisters are blossoms in the garden of life. ~ Author Unknown
The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend. ~ Cali Rae Turner
A sister smiles when one tells one’s stories — for she knows where the decoration has been added. ~ Chris Montaigne
There’s nobody in the world that knows me better than my sister. ~ Tia Mowry
It’s hard to be responsible, adult and sensible all the time. How good it is to have a sister whose heart is as young as your own. ~ Pam Brown
In thee my soul shall own combined the sister and the friend. ~ Catherine Killigrew
I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones. ~ Author unknown
Sisterly love is, of all sentiments, the most abstract. Nature does not grant it any functions. ~ Ugo Betti
If your sister is in a tearing hurry to go out and cannot catch your eye, she’s wearing your best sweater. ~ Pam Brown
Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our personal stories to the inevitable dusk. ~ Susan Scarf Merrell
Sisters may share the same mother and father but appear to come from different families. ~ Author Unknown
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. ~ Deborah Moggach
There can be no situation in life in which the conversation of my dear sister will not administer some comfort to me. ~ Mary Montagu
One of the best things about being an adult is the realization that you can share with your sister and still have plenty for yourself. ~ Betsy Cohen
The mildest, drowsiest sister has been known to turn tiger if her sibling is in trouble. ~ Clara Ortega
My sister taught me everything I really need to know, and she was only in sixth grade at the time. ~ Linda Sunshine
We may look old and wise to the outside world. But to each other, we are still in junior school. ~ Charlotte Gray
There is no better friend than a sister. And there is no better sister than you. ~ Author Unknown
Sisterhood is powerful. ~ Robin Morgan
We acquire friends and we make enemies, but our sisters come with the territory. ~ Evelyn Loeb
A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost. ~ Marion C. Garretty
Elder sisters never can do younger ones justice! ~ Charlotte M. Yonge
When mom and dad don’t understand, a sister always will. ~ Author Unknown
Sisters never quite forgive each other for what happened when they were five. ~ Pam Brown
Sisters share the scent and smells — the feel of a common childhood. ~ Pam Brown
What’s the good of news if you haven’t a sister to share it? ~ Jenny DeVries
Sisters are different flowers from the same garden. ~ Author Unknown
Sisters are blossoms in the garden of life. ~ Author Unknown
Of two sisters one is always the watcher, one the dancer. ~ Louise Glück
Between sisters, often, the child’s cry never dies down. “Never leave me,” it says; “do not abandon me.” ~ Louise Bernikow
Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart — oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape — of your sister. ~ Katherine Mansfield
Until blacks and whites see each other as brother and sister, we will not have parity. It’s very clear. ~ Maya Angelou
A sister is both your mirror – and your opposite. ~ Elizabeth Fishel
Is solace anywhere more comforting than in the arms of a sister. ~Alice Walker