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Brother Quotes That Will Make You Feel Blessed To Have One

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Is there anything in the world quite like a bond with your brothers? Growing up, you might have had countless fights with them. They can drive you crazy and make you want to pull your hair out. You might not always see eye to eye with them, but it’s hard not to love your siblings. And even though it’s easy to get annoyed by them sometimes, some moments make it all worth it.

They are the only ones who have been there for us since the beginning. They are our first playmates and punching bags. They teach us how to be tough but also that it is ok to cry from time to time. Just a glance is enough for them to understand us like no one else can, and they always seem to know what we’re thinking without saying a word. They are our biggest supporters and our greatest critics (never ever will a brother miss the opportunity to tell you that your outfit sucks!) — but always with good intentions behind it all.

Are you lucky enough to have some brotherly love in your life already? Then count your blessings and enjoy being around them as much as possible! If you want to show some appreciation to your brothers, or if you know someone that is like a brother to you, then there is no better way to let them know how much they mean to you than with one of the many brother quotes below!

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#1

“My brother is really, really slow.“ ― Usain Bolt

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#2

"I always turn to my brother when in pain, because he's usually the cause of it."

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#3

“What strange creatures brothers are!” – Jane Austen

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#4

“A brother shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams.”

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#5

“How do people make it through life without a brother?”

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Teampandas GF 2 years ago

I can't imagine

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#6

“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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#7

“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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#8

“Some people don’t believe in heroes. But they haven’t met my brother.”

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#9

“Ethan was loyal and funny and protective. When we were little, he was the brother most likely to make me cry—and mostly likely to wipe away my tears.” ― Rachel Vincent

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#10

"A brother may not be a friend, but a friend will always be a brother." ― Benjamin Franklin

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#11

“He is my most beloved friend and my bitterest rival, my confidant and my betrayer, my sustainer and my dependent, and scariest of all, my equal.” — Gregg Levoy

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#12

“Half the time when brothers wrestle, it’s just an excuse to hug each other.” — James Patterson

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Nathan Shipman 6 months ago

I like that!

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#13

“I had a brother who was my savior, made my childhood bearable.” — Maurice Sendak

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#14

“I placed you in my heart since you were born. You are the best gift ever that I’ve gotten from our parents. I’m so lucky to have you as my younger brother.” — Sam Dawn

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#15

"I grew up with a younger brother, so I'm very angry."

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#16

“There’s no buddy like a brother.”

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#17

“Brothers are playmates in the beginning and best friends for life.”

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#18

“A brother is a friend given by nature.” — Ernest Legouve

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#19

“To the “r” in the word brother; Without it, you’d just be a bother.”

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Nathan Shipman 6 months ago

In a Winnie the Pooh voice "Oh Bothuh"

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#20

“I can’t work with my brother without laughing.” – Dick van Dyke

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#21

Me: "My brother is so annoying"

Someone else: "Your brother is annoying"

Me: "Erm. Excuse me?!?! He is not!"

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#22

“Because brothers don’t let each other wander in the dark alone.” – Jolene Perry

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#23

“Brothers and sisters separated by distance, joined by love” — Chuck Danes

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#24

“Nothing can stop me from loving my brother.” — Brandy Norwood

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#25

”What does it mean to be a brother? Is it a person related by blood that happens to be a male sibling? Or, is it more a kinship born out of commonality and honed by the continuing sparks of life's events? Understandably, a brother is more than a person born - it is a person grown together through the hills and valleys united in success and joined in defeat.” — Theodore W. Higgingsworth

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#26

“There is a little boy inside the man who is my brother… Oh, how I hated that little boy. And how I love him too.” – Anna Quindlen

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#27

”The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.” – Charles Dickens

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#28

“A sympathetic friend can be quite as dear as a brother.“

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#29

"Having a brother builds character"

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#30

“Your brother is always the first male friend you will have in your life. Nobody will ever be able to understand your craziness like your brother and although you don’t see each other as much as you’d like, he will always remain your friend and be there for you when you need him the most. While people will come and go in your life, your brother will be in your heart for a lifetime.” ― Ritu Ghatourey

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#31

"A girl is lucky when she has the best brother who understands her like no other."

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#32

"I quarreled with my brother and sisters, but I couldn't remember hating anyone for more than five minutes.” ― Gloria Whelan, 'Summer Of The War'

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#33

“My brother is my only best friend. No one can replace him.”

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#34

“Who needs superheroes when you have a brother.”

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#35

“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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#36

“My mother was nuts. My father was boring. My older brother was funny.” — Penny Marshall

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#37

“After a girl is grown, her little brothers—now her protectors—seem like big brothers.” — Terri Guillemets

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#38

“The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother—and they’ll settle for a puppy every time.” — Winston Pendelton

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#39

“A little sister looks up to her big brother all through her life.” — Catherine Pulsifer

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#40

“Brothers aren’t simply close; brothers are knit together.” — Robert Rivers

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#41

“The highlight of my childhood was making my brother laugh so hard that food came out his nose.” — Garrison Keillor

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#42

“When you deal with your brother, be pleasant, but get a witness.” — Hesiod

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#43

“There is no success you can celebrate more than the success of a brother.” – Diego Luna

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#44

“When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life.” – Antisthenes

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#45

“No one could understand the bond between me and my brother. I struggled to understand the forces that drove his soul in one direction and mine in another.” – Barry White

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#46

“There is a destiny which makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.” – Edwin Markham

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#47

“You and I are brother and sister forever. Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up. As soon as I finish laughing.”

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Teampandas GF 2 years ago

So true.

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#48

“I hated Chris, my brother. I would pull his hair and kick him, until one day my father gave him permission to fight back. I’ll be apologizing to him for the rest of my life.” – Stevie Nicks

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#49

“My big brother still thinks he’s a better singer than me.“ – Rod Stewart

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#50

“Everyone knows that if you've got a brother, you're going to fight.“ ― Liam Gallagher

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#51

“Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest brother was under loads of pressure to do something amazing with his life, but by the time I came around they were like, 'Well, let's hope he doesn't kill a guy.'“ ― Chris O'Dowd

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#52

"Sibling rivalry, or as my parents called it, 'Stop choking your brother, he's turning blue'"

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#53

"Bigger isn't always better, case in point, my big brother."

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#54

“Brothers are like streetlights along the road, they don’t make distance any shorter but they light up the path and make the walk worthwhile.”

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#55

"When I was a boy, I laid in my twin-size bed wondering where my brother was." ― Mitch Hedberg

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#56

“Brothers do not hit each other, they just high-five each other.”

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#57

"Funny how older brothers could still be annoying even after everyone was all grown-up." ― Elizabeth Camden

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#58

"Once a brother, always a brother no matter the distance, no matter the difference and no matter the issue." ― Byron Pulsifer

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#59

"What brothers say to tease their sisters has nothing to do with what they really think of them." ― Esther Friesner

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#60

"Your brother is who gives you honest advice." ― Arabic Proverb

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#61

"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."

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John Q. Customer 2 years ago (edited)

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#62

“Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet.” — Vietnamese Proverb

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#63

“The happiest days of my youth were when my brother and I would run through the woods and feel quite safe.” — Rachel Weisz

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#64

“I smile because you’re my brother. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it!”

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#65

“From the time we’re born, our brothers and sisters are our collaborators and co-conspirators, our role models and our cautionary tales.” — Jeffrey Kluger

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#66

“Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.” — Marc Brown

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#67

“Thank you for always being there, for always being the one person I could talk with. You are the most amazing big brother a person could have.” — Kate Summers

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#68

“Brother, may it inspire you to know when I need a daily boost, I remember the days of yesterday and the laughter we had as children.” — Robert Rivers

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#69

“The best thing about having four big brothers is you always have someone to do something for you.” — Chloe Moretz

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#70

“Without my big brother I probably literally wouldn’t be here.” — Mikey Way

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#71

“God blesses him who helps his brother.” — Abu Bakr

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#72

“The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.” — Jane Austen

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#73

“Young brothers will often be each other’s best friends. They will laugh together, get into trouble together, and create memories that will last a lifetime.” — David Leads

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#74

“It snowed last year too: I made a snowman and my brother knocked it down and I knocked my brother down and then we had tea.” — Dylan Thomas

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#75

“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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#76

“If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.“ ― Epictetus

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#77

"My brother is my best friend until he tells on me. Then, he's my worst enemy."

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#78

"Sometimes I feel ugly, then I look at my brother and I'm okay!"

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#79

“Some girls have brothers who burp; some have brothers who punch them. I have one who thinks he’s parked at my house temporarily while he’s between intergalactic voyages.” ― Cindy Callaghan, 'Lost in Hollywood'

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#80

“Crazy does not run in our family, brother, so stop telling everyone that’s why you’re this way.”

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#81

"As the younger brother, I think you always have crushes on your older brother's girlfriends." ― Liam Hemsworth

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#82

"Older brother were born to terrorize their younger siblings."

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#83

"Brothers are like glue, they stick together."

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#84

"Our kids have learned from the experience of brothers and sisters that they can't always be first." ― Melissa Dayton

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#85

"A brother is a friend God gave you; a friend is a brother your heart chose."

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#86

"He who understands you is greater kin to you than your own brother. For even your own kindred neither understand you nor know your true worth." ― Kahlil Gibran

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#87

"A quarrel between brothers costs soul and life." ― Swedish proverb

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#88

“You got to hold on to your brother... and don’t let him fall, no matter what it looks like is happening and no matter how evil you gets with him.” ― James Baldwin, 'Sonny's Blues'

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#89

“I always fight with my brother. This is our way of saying 'I love you'.”

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#90

“I don’t believe an accident of birth makes people sisters or brothers. It makes them siblings, gives them mutuality of parentage. Sisterhood and brotherhood is a condition people have to work at.”—Maya Angelou

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#91

“Never make a companion equal to a brother.” — Hesiod

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#92

“Brother and sister, together as friends, ready to face whatever life sends. Joy and laughter or tears and strife, holding hands tightly as we dance through life.” — Suzie Huitt

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#93

“It takes two men to make one brother.” — Israel Zangwill

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#94

“Being his real brother, I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow.” — Michael Morpurgo

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#95

“Baby brothers are small. Baby brothers are cute. But they can be a pain, and that is the truth.”—Shelia Sweeny Higgingson

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#96

“I grew up with a younger brother, so I can get pretty rowdy.” — Sarah Wynter

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#97

“She had always wanted a brother. And she had one now. Sebastian. It was like always wanting a puppy and being a hellhound instead.” — Cassandra Clare

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#98

“I grew up with six brothers. That’s how I learned to dance—waiting for the bathroom.” — Bob Hope

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#99

“When I look at each of my brothers, I see two things. First, I see the next place I want to leave a rosy welt. Second, I see a good man who will always be there, no matter how hard life gets for me or him. Then, I get out of the way because I realize he’s coming at me with a wet dishtowel.” — Dan Pearce

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#100

“Brothers that say they never fight are most definitely hiding something.” — Lemony Snicket

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#101

“When brothers fight to the death, a stranger inherits their father’s estate.” – African Proverb

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#102

“It leaves a smile on my face when I think of those trifling fights we used to have and then suddenly made up. The memories may fade away with passing time but the love we share will only grow.”

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#103

“What sets sisters apart from brothers and also from friends is very intimate mashing of heart, soul and the mystical cords of memory.” – Carol Saline

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#104

“Admit it: we always eat and drink slower than our brother or sister so that we can tease them at the end when we’re the only one with any left.”

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#105

“A baby brother is a loyal ally for life.”

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#106

“Mum used to say we were the same soul split in two and walking around on four legs. It seems unnatural being born together and then dying apart.“ – Melodie Ramone

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#107

“Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me.“ ― Robin Wright

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#108

“True brothers are never blood-related. But born of the spirit.“

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#109

“Equality lies only in human moral dignity… Let there be brothers first, then there will be brotherhood, and only then will there be a fair sharing of goods among brothers.“ ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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#110

"Little brothers prove that sequels are never as good as the original version of something."

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#111

"My brother always teases me about my forehead: 'I could eat off it!'" ― Christina Ricci

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#112

“We are not only our brother’s keeper; in countless large and small ways, we are our brother’s maker.”

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#113

"My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say. 'You're tearing up the grass. 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'" ― Harmon Killebrew

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#114

"When I worry about how I look, all I have to do is look at my brother and sigh with relief since we look nothing alike."

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#115

"If your brother is rich it doesn't mean you're rich."

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#116

"Christians are my brothers, Hindus are my brothers, all of them are my brothers. We just think different and believe different." ― Muhammad Ali

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#117

“Because I have a brother, I’ll always have a friend.”

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#118

“The greatest gift my parents ever gave me was my brother.”

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#119

“As you baby brother I will make believe with you, play dress up with you, let you be a princess, tell stories in the dark, and always be your friend. As your little sister, I will build forts with you, shoot hoops wit you, let you teach me to skip rocks, tell stories in the dark, and always be your friend.”

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#120

“A brother is someone who knows there’s something wrong even when you have the biggest smile on your face.”

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#121

“Life is better with brothers!”

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#122

“Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.” ― Oscar Wilde, 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'

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#123

“A brother is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit.”

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#124

“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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#125

“Brothers are just born to bother sisters.”

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#126

“Some brother relationships are like Tom and Jerry: They tease each other, knock down each other, irritate each other, but can’t live without each other!”

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#127

“Not always eye to eye, but always heart to heart.”

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#128

“Brothers are what best friends can never be.”

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Saimonas is a list curator at Bored Panda with BA in Multimedia. Saimonas has mainly worked as a freelance graphic designer, illustrator and finds joy in anything related to visual arts.

Saimonas is a list curator at Bored Panda with BA in Multimedia. Saimonas has mainly worked as a freelance graphic designer, illustrator and finds joy in anything related to visual arts.

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Writer on a quest to explore every corner of the world, one country at a time. Fueled by my love for Arcane, oversized hoodies, and weightlifting, I try my best to bring even more fun energy to Bored Panda. My cup of tea? Pop culture, funny content, sharing interesting facts about the world, and creating listicles for fellow Pandas. When I’m not crafting articles, my eyes are still glued to a screen — be it binge-watching my favorite shows, leveling up in video games, or learning Spanish with Duolingo. Always on the hunt for the ultimate playlist, I scour Deezer to find the right tunes to listen to while working on my creative projects.

Writer on a quest to explore every corner of the world, one country at a time. Fueled by my love for Arcane, oversized hoodies, and weightlifting, I try my best to bring even more fun energy to Bored Panda. My cup of tea? Pop culture, funny content, sharing interesting facts about the world, and creating listicles for fellow Pandas. When I’m not crafting articles, my eyes are still glued to a screen — be it binge-watching my favorite shows, leveling up in video games, or learning Spanish with Duolingo. Always on the hunt for the ultimate playlist, I scour Deezer to find the right tunes to listen to while working on my creative projects.

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Kusotare 2 years ago

My brother passed away just over four years ago. I miss him every single day.

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AsexualShrimp 2 years ago

*virtual hugs*

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Kusotare 2 years ago

My brother passed away just over four years ago. I miss him every single day.

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