65 Brother Quotes
Heartfelt brother quotes celebrating lifelong bonds, shared memories, love, and unwavering support.

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Updated February 5, 2025, by Catherine Pulsifer
Brothers—whether by blood or by bond—are life’s companions, offering unwavering support, shared laughter, and even the occasional friendly rivalry. The relationship is more than just a family connection; it’s a blend of love, loyalty, and memories that form the backbone of a shared history. Through childhood games, teenage arguments, and adulthood’s ups and downs, brothers remain a constant, always there to lift us up when life feels heavy or to make us laugh when we need it most.
The quotes on this page celebrate that special connection. They highlight the moments of encouragement, the gentle advice, and the strong hand of support that brothers provide. Whether you have a biological brother or someone who feels like a brother through their actions and kindness, these quotes are meant to be shared and cherished.
Use them to show your appreciation or as reminders of the love that exists even when words aren’t always spoken. Let these quotes inspire messages of gratitude or rekindle the fond memories of shared adventures. After all, a brother is more than family; he’s a lifelong friend and, sometimes, our greatest teacher.
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Encouragement to a brother to grow in positive characteristics is similar to a gardener who gives encouragement to a garden through attentive care. Both require a caring attitude.
Samatha Anne Marie Lynch
Brother Poems
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Little sisters look up to their big brothers, big sisters look out for their little brothers.
Catherine Pulsifer
Poems About Family
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Brothers aren't simply close; brothers are knit together.
Robert Rivers
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Will you be there for him if he needs you? Of course. Should you
love him without question? Absolutely.
David Levithan
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Adult brothers communicate through appreciation not rivalry of the past.
Theodore W. Higginsworth
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A brother is a friend given by Nature.
Jean Baptiste Legouve
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The train of brotherly love rides on tracks of concern and compassion.
William Arthur Ward
Train Of Life Poem
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Thanksgiving without you brother would be like having cranberries without the turkey.
Theodore W. Higginsworth

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It takes two men to make one brother.
Israel Zangwill
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The bond that binds us is beyond choice. We are brothers.
We are brothers in what we share.
Ursula K. Le Guin
Poems About Brotherhood
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There's no buddy like a brother.
Author Unknown
Best Friend Poems

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Never make a companion equal to a brother.
Hesiod
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We don't get to choose our brother or sister, but we usually choose them as our friends as we grow older.
Victoria L. Adenson
A True Friend Poem
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What brothers say to tease their sisters has nothing to do with what they really think of them.
E. M. Friesner
Sister Poems from Brother
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My brother, you are the one who is always there, you give me your wisdom and show that you care.
Catherine Pulsifer, What Would I Do
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A sibling is the lens through which you see your childhood.
Ann Hood
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Brothers make the best friends.
Author Unknown
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What makes someone a brother? In the Bible, a brother is another Christian and this term can apply generically to include both men and women. To say the least, all brothers have wrinkles, foibles, or less than stellar characteristics.
Byron Pulsifer
Brotherhood Quotes
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Mom use to say, "be happy with the brother you have, he could be worse."
Catherine Pulsifer
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I had a brother who was my saviour, made my childhood bearable.
Maurice Sendak
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Because I have a brother I'll always have a friend.
Author Unknown
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My brother is worth a thousand of your friend.
Cersei Lannister (Game Of Thrones)
Friendship Poems
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Brothers and sisters share memories of carefree, happy days.
Theodore W. Higginsworth
Poems About Memories
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When you love someone it does show - being there for each other, sharing love, like that of a brother.
Catherine Pulsifer, Hand in Hand
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You are not my friend, you are my brother, my friend.
Jaroslaw Jarzabowski
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There is no love like the love for a brother. There is no love like the love from a brother.
Astrid Alauda
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My brother has his homemade pie and says, "You touch my plate, you will die."
Catherine Pulsifer, Thanksgiving Pies
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You’re more than just family; you’re a friend so true
Through thick and thin, I can always count on you.
Catherine Pulsifer, Valentine Wish for My Brother
Valentine Poems and Messages for Brother
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How life has changed over the years -
You my brother I do hold dear!
Catherine Pulsifer, A Sisters Rant
Brother Poems From Sister

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Sisters and brothers are the truest, purest forms of love, family
and friendship, knowing when to hold you and when to challenge you,
but always being a part of you.
Carol Ann Albright Eastman
Short Family Quotes
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The love of a brother is unique especially when you are facing difficult times. Just knowing your brother
is there as a support can make a world of difference.
Samatha Lynch
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If I could pick the best brother, I would pick you because you make a difference in my life.
Catherine Pulsifer
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My brother, you are the one who is always there,
You give me your wisdom and show that you care.
Catherine Pulsifer, What Would I Do
Poems For My Brother
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A brothers love can turn a dark cloud into sunshine!
Robert Rivers

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There is a love-hate relationship between brothers and sisters. But love always wins.
Robert Rivers
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My brother brings love and laughter to our family.
Ken Ross
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A brother is a friend God gave you; a friend is a brother your heart chose for you.
Proverb
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You're my best buddy, my favorite friend,
We'll always be pals, from now until the end!
Author Unknown
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Siblings we are, but now best friends
I will always be here for you to the end.
Catherine Pulsifer, Brother, Oh Brother
Sister Poems
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We don't get to choose our brother or sister, but we usually choose them as our friends as we grow older.
Victoria L. Adenson
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Beyond blood, brothers share memories of times past with parents and siblings and grow new bonds of friendship
based on respect for the other's experience.
Byron R. Pulsifer
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Friends come and go, but you my dear brother, are always there!
Catherine Pulsifer
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My parents, my sister and brothers are always there for me no matter
what is happening in my life.
Catherine Pulsifer, People in our Lives
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A trial between brothers has no winners or losers.
Ekonda Proverb
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Brothers and sisters are each other's cherished connection to the past.
Gregory E. Lang, Brothers and Sisters
Sister Quotes
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I wanted to go and care for people who really needed it. Brothers and sisters who hadn’t been as lucky as I was to grow up in a country at peace.
Mahir Guven, Older Brother

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I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends.
James Boswell
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Birthdays come but once a year but you, my brother, are always dear!
Catherine Pulsifer, Birthday Like No Other
Happy Birthday To My Brother
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I think people that have a brother or sister don't realize how
lucky they are. Sure, they fight a lot, but to know that ther's always
somebody there, somebody that's family.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone
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When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.
Antisthenes
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There's a lot of times that both myself and my brother wish, obviously, that
we were just completely normal.
Prince Harry
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We came into the world like brother and brother, and now let's
go hand in hand, not one before another.
William Shakespeare
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Sibling relationships - and 80% of Americans have at least one - outlast
marriages, survive the death of parents, resurface after quarrels
that would sink any friendship. They flourish in a thousand incarnations
of distance and closeness, warmth, loyalty and distrust.
Erica E. Goode
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Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other - they can sit in a room and be together and just be completely comfortable with each other.
Leonardo DiCaprio
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As we grew up, my brothers acted like they didn't care,
but I always knew they looked out for me and were there!
Catherine Pulsifer
Appreciation Quotes
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Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our
personal stories to the inevitable dusk.
Susan Scarf Merrell
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I've never had a brother I didn't like but, on the other hand, I have only one.
Byron R. Pulsifer
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Half the time when brothers wrestle, it's just an excuse to hug each other.
James Patterson
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To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters.
We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts.
We share private family jokes.
Author Unknown
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Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.
Marc Brown
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I am smiling because you are my brother. I am laughing because there
is nothing you can do about.
In A Christmas Card
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Siblings are the people we practice on, the people who
teach us about fairness and cooperation and kindness and caring
- quite often the hard way.
Pamela Dugdale
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My brother Bob doesn't want to be in
government - he promised Dad he’d go straight.
John F. Kennedy
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It was nice growing up with someone like you - someone to lean on, someone to count on... someone to tell on!
Author Unknown
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A brother is like gold and a friend is like diamond.
If gold cracks you can melt it and make it just like it was before.
If a diamond cracks, it can never be
like it was before.
Ali Ibn Abi Talib

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