Inspirational Cousin Quotes for Strengthening Bonds

Cousins share a common ancestor but are not direct siblings or parents. They come in various types based on generational distance. Cousins can offer support, companionship, and a link to family heritage. Cultural attitudes toward cousin relationships vary. Nonetheless, they often contribute to the fabric of family life, fostering connections and bonds.

Cousin Quotes

1. “Cousin by blood, friends by choice.”
— Darlene Shaw

2. “God made us cousins because He knew our mothers could not handle us as siblings.”
— Unknown

3. “Cousins are friends that will love you forever.”
— Constance Richards

4. “A cousin is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.”
— Marion C. Garretty

5. “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold cousins together.”
— Woodrow Wilson

6. “Cousins are people that are ready-made friends, you have laughs with them and remember good times from a young age, you have fights with them, but you always know you love each other, they are a better thing than brothers and sisters and friends cause there all pieced together as one.”
— Courteney Cox

7. “Time passes and we may be apart, but cousins always stay close at heart.”
— Unknown

8. “Cousins are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.”
— Ed Cunningham

9. “A cousin is a lens to look through and be reminded of your childhood.”
— Unknown

10. “In my cousin, I find a second self.”
— Isabel Norton

11. “Blood might bond us as cousins, but being best friends is a choice.”
— Unknown

12. “At Christmas, cousins are the presents under the tree.”
— Karen Decourcey

13. “My cousins are shareholders of my soul.”
— Saswat Padh

14. “The love between cousins knows no distance.”
— Unknown

15. “I smile because you’re my family. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it.”
— Unknown

16. “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”
— Desmond Tutu

17. “Cousins help make the hard times easier and the easy times more fun.”
— Unknown

18. “I may argue with my brother, but I fight beside my brother against my cousin, and with my cousin against a stranger.”
— Arab proverb

19. “Cousin to cousin we’ll always be, special friends from the same family tree.”
— Unknown

20. “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.”
— Richard Bach

21. “Happiness is a cousin who is like a sister.”
— Unknown

22. “Cousins are sisters you never had.”
— Reah Glowstorl

23. “Family: A little bit of crazy, a little bit of loud, and a whole lot of love.”
— Unknown

24. “A real cousin is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
— Proverb

25. “Within our family there was no such thing as a person who did not matter.Second cousins thrice removed mattered.”
— Shirley Abbott

26. “You don’t get to choose your cousins. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”
— Unknown

27. “Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.”
— Anthony Brandt

28. “Our roots say we’re cousins. Our hearts say we’re friends.”
— Unknown

29. “If you’re lucky, a cousin is there from the beginning.”
— Susan Bolch

30. “Cousins are different beautiful flowers in the same garden.”
— Unknown

31. “I always call my cousin because we’re so close. We’re almost like sisters, and we’re also close because our moms are sisters.”
— Britney Spears

32. “Nobody will understand the craziness of your family better than your cousins.”
— Unknown

33. “Cousins are cool to see, impossible to forget and true to your heart.”
— Leo Farno

34. “A grandparent’s house is where cousins become best friends.”
— Unknown

35. “Cousins are the barometers of how fun a family get-together will be.”
— Jim Gaffigan

36. “A cousin is someone who knows all about you but likes you anyway.”
— Unknown

37. “Cousins are not those we do not know but instead part of a family that also provide support and comfort.”
— Byron Pulsifer

38. “Cousins are many. Best friends are few. What a rare delight to find both in you.”
— Unknown

39. “A cousin a day keeps the boredom away.”
— Unknown

40. “Talking to your cousin is sometimes all the therapy you need.”
— Unknown

41. “Cousins are like fudge. Mostly sweet with a few nuts!”
— Unknown

42. “The night before the cousins came, I couldn’t sleep.”
— Katie Yamasaki

43. “Some people make your laugh a little louder, your smile a little brighter, and your life a little better.”
— Unknown

44. “Never judge someone by their relatives.”
— Charles Martin

45. “Never underestimate the power of a cousin.”
— Unknown

46. “Your family is the best team you could ever have.”
— Unknown

47. “No one will ever be as entertained by us as us.”
— Unknown

48. “A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.”
— Italian Proverb

49. “Cousins? Nah, we’re best friends.”
— Unknown

50. “Many of my life’s moments have become memorable only because I have a cousin like you.”
— Unknown

51. “Be careful who you make memories with. Those can last a lifetime.”
— Ugo Eze

52. “Surround yourself with people who get you.”
— Unknown

53. “My twin sister, my cousin, and I used to write and perform plays for my family. We raided the closets for costumes and fought over parts. I’m sure I was the bossiest one.”
— Connie Britton

54. “I may not always be there with you, but I will always be there for you.”
— Unknown

55. “Family: a little bit of crazy, a little bit of loud, and a whole lot of love.”
— Unknown

56. “Win, lose, or draw, you’re all my cousins and I love you.”
— Chill Wills

57. “Cousins are connected heart to heart, distance and time can’t break them apart.”
— Unknown

58. “Cousins are more than cousins; they are best friends that are there for us through it all.”
— Heather Mills

59. “Cousins are awesome. Well, mine are. I can’t speak for yours.”
— Unknown

60. “My dear young cousin, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the eons, it’s that you can’t give up on your family, no matter how tempting they make it.”
— Rick Riordan

61. “The love of a cousin is one of life’s greatest blessings.”
— Unknown

62. “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.”
— Michael J. Fox

63. “My cousin is the sister I got to choose.”
— Unknown

64. “We didn’t realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.”
— A.A. Milne

65. “My cousin and I are more than friends. We’re like a tiny gang.”
— Unknown

66. “Family members can be your best friends, you know. And best friends, whether or not they are related to you, can be your family.”
— Trenton Lee Stewart

67. “Happiness has a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.”
— George Burns

68. “Being a cousin means you are part of something wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life. No matter what.”
— Unknown

69. “Family is family and is not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, and adoption documents. Families are made in the heart.”
— C. Joybell

70. “My cousin has the best cousin in the world.”
— Unknown

71. “I don’t have friends. I got family.”
— Furious Seven

72. “Cousins are the friends that are forced to share their toys with you.”
— Unknown

73. “They say that no matter how old you become, when you are with your siblings, you revert back to childhood.”
— Karen White

74. “You’re my cousin, and I’d never twice remove you.”
— Unknown

75. “Cousins or best friends? It’s all relative.”
— Unknown

76. “Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.”
— Unknown

77. “Treasure your cousins, they were your first friends and will love you forever.”
— Unknown

78. “Cousins are not those we do not know but instead part of a family that also provide support and comfort.”
— Byron Pulsifer

79. “Cousins are not those we do not know but instead part of a family that also provides support and comfort.”
— Unknown

80. “Friends are forever, but cousins are for life!”
— Unknown

81. “The bond between cousins cannot be broken.”
— Unknown

82. “A cousin sees the first tear, catches the second, and stops the third.”
— Unknown

83. “A cousin is someone whose smile helps when the roads are rough and long.”
— Unknown

84. “When mom and dad don’t understand, a cousin always will.”
— Unknown

85. “You should always keep your cousins close because they know all your secrets.”
— Unknown

86. “Cousins have a unique position in our hearts, somewhere between closest friends and siblings in terms of importance.”
— Unknown

87. “My cousin is my favorite partner in crime.”
— Unknown

88. “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”
— Taraji P. Henson

89. “A cousin is like a warm quilt wrapped around the heart.”
— Unknown

90. “Cousins—they’re your stars in the dark.”
— Unknown

91. “Friends might choose you at some point in your life, but cousins loved you from the start.”
— Unknown

92. “If you ever want to see a piece of your childhood, just look at your cousins.”
— Unknown

93. “The love of a cousin holds a lifetime of memories.”
— Unknown

94. “Cousins are the friends that will stomp through the mud with you as a child and hold your hand as an adult.”
— Unknown

95. “The love between cousins flows strong and deep, leaving us with memories to treasure and keep.”
— Unknown

96. “Any day spent with my cousin is always my favorite day.”
— Unknown

97. “Because I have a cousin, I will always have a friend.”
— Unknown

98. “Being a cousin means you are part of something wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life. No matter what.”
— Unknown

99. “I’m so glad we don’t have to say out loud that I’m your favorite cousin.”
— Unknown

100. “A loyal cousin is worth a thousand friends.”
— Unknown