Quotes about Brothers

How sweetly we relish the opportunity to speak critically of someone else—even when we are unsure of our facts. We forget that "a man who stirs up dissension among brothers" by criticizing one to another is one of the "six things which the Lord hates" (Proverbs 6:16-19).

Those are the same stars, and that is the same moon, that look down upon your brothers and sisters, and which they see as they look up to them, though they are ever so far away from us, and each other.

Tis dreadful for words and strife to happen between brothers, when they fall into dispute.

Live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. 1 PETER 3:8

Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

And he [Esau] sold his birthright unto Jacob.Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils.

My great-grandfather and his two brothers fought at Gettysburg. They were in artillery, and they survived the war, thank goodness. So I revere what they did. I think their motivations were honorable when they undertook the war and participated in it along with other Southerners.

Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us . . . and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith. Heb. 10:19—22

This was why I published the Institutes — to defend against unjust slander my brothers whose death was precious in the Lord's sight.

Read my letter to the old folks, and give my love to them, and tell my brothers to be always watching unto prayer, and when the good old ship of Zion comes along, to be ready to step aboard.

We're reclaiming America and restoring honor. I believe we do that with faith, with hope, with charity, and honoring our brothers and our sisters as we honor each other.

Every prison that men build Is built with bricks of shame, And bound with bars lest Christ should see How men their brothers maim.