If you too are lucky enough to have that kind of close relationship with your cousin, then you know how special that built-in friendship can be. And there’s no better time than right now to let your lifelong friend know how much you appreciate them! National Cousins Day, which is observed on July 24, is a day set aside to recognize the special friendship and bond between cousins. If you’d like to show your cousins some family love on National Cousins Day, we are here to help you do just that! We’ve put together a list of quotes about cousins that you can use for an Instagram post, in a text message, or even a phone call to celebrate your cousin bond. Take a look at this list of the best quotes about cousins, and let your built-in bestie know just how much they mean to you.
101 Cousin Quotes
- “Cousin by blood, friends by choice.” — Darlene Shaw
- “God made us cousins because He knew our mothers could not handle us as siblings.” — Unknown
- “Cousins are friends that will love you forever.” — Constance Richards
- “A cousin is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.” — Marion C. Garretty
- “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold cousins together.” — Woodrow Wilson
- “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
- “Time passes and we may be apart, but cousins always stay close at heart.” — Unknown
- “Cousins are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.” — Ed Cunningham
- “A cousin is a lens to look through and be reminded of your childhood.” — Unknown
- “In my cousin, I find a second self.” — Isabel Norton
- “Blood might bond us as cousins, but being best friends is a choice.” — Unknown
- “At Christmas, cousins are the presents under the tree.” — Karen Decourcey
- “My cousins are shareholders of my soul.” — Saswat Padh
- “The love between cousins knows no distance.” — Unknown
- “I smile because you’re my family. I laugh because there’s nothing you can do about it.” — Unknown
- “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” — Desmond Tutu
- “Cousins help make the hard times easier and the easy times more fun.” — Unknown
- “I may argue with my brother, but I fight beside my brother against my cousin, and with my cousin against a stranger.” — Arab proverb
- “Cousin to cousin we’ll always be, special friends from the same family tree.” — Unknown
- “The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other’s life.” — Richard Bach, Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah
- “Happiness is a cousin who is like a sister.” — Unknown
- “Cousins are sisters you never had.” — Reah Glowstorl
- “Family: A little bit of crazy, a little bit of loud, and a whole lot of love.” — Unknown
- “A real cousin is someone who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” — Proverb
- “Within our family there was no such thing as a person who did not matter.Second cousins thrice removed mattered.” — Shirley Abbott
- “You don’t get to choose your cousins. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” — Unknown
- “Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.” — Anthony Brandt
- “Our roots say we’re cousins. Our hearts say we’re friends.” — Unknown
- “If you’re lucky, a cousin is there from the beginning.” — Susan Bolch
- “Cousins are different beautiful flowers in the same garden.” — Unknown
- “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
- “Nobody will understand the craziness of your family better than your cousins.” — Unknown
- “Cousins are cool to see, impossible to forget and true to your heart.” — Leo Farno
- “A grandparent’s house is where cousins become best friends.” — Unknown
- “Cousins are the barometers of how fun a family get-together will be.” — Jim Gaffigan
- “A cousin is someone who knows all about you but likes you anyway.” — Unknown
- “Cousins are not those we do not know but instead part of a family that also provide support and comfort.” — Byron Pulsifer
- “Cousins are many.Best friends are few. What a rare delight to find both in you.” — Unknown
- “A cousin a day keeps the boredom away.” — Unknown
- “Talking to your cousin is sometimes all the therapy you need.” — Unknown
- “Cousins are like fudge. Mostly sweet with a few nuts!” — Unknown
- “The night before the cousins came, I couldn’t sleep.” — Katie Yamasaki, When The Cousins Came
- “Some people make your laugh a little louder, your smile a little brighter, and your life a little better.” — Unknown
- “Never judge someone by their relatives.” — Charles Martin
- “Never underestimate the power of a cousin.” — Unknown
- “Your family is the best team you could ever have.” — Unknown
- “No one will ever be as entertained by us as us.” — Unknown
- “A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.” – Italian Proverb
- “Cousins? Nah, we’re best friends.” — Unknown
- “Many of my life’s moments have become memorable only because I have a cousin like you.” — Unknown
- “Be careful who you make memories with. Those can last a lifetime.” — Ugo Eze
- “Surround yourself with people who get you.” — Unknown
- “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
- “I may not always be there with you, but I will always be there for you.” — Unknown
- “Family: a little bit of crazy, a little bit of loud, and a whole lot of love.” — Unknown
- “Win, lose, or draw, you’re all my cousins and I love you.” — Chill Wills
- “Cousins are connected heart to heart, distance and time can’t break them apart.” — Unknown
- “Cousins are more than cousins; they are best friends that are there for us through it all.” — Heather Mills
- “Cousins are awesome. Well, mine are. I can’t speak for yours.” — Unknown
- “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, Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
- “The love of a cousin is one of life’s greatest blessings.” — Unknown
- “Family is not an important thing. It’s everything.” — Michael J. Fox
- “My cousin is the sister I got to choose.” — Unknown
- “We didn’t realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.” — A.A. Milne, Winnie The Pooh
- “My cousin and I are more than friends. We’re like a tiny gang.” — Unknown
- “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.
- “Happiness has a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.” — George Burns.
- “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
- “Family is family and is not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, and adoption documents. Families are made in the heart.” — C. Joybell, C.
- “My cousin has the best cousin in the world.” — Unknown
- “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
- “They say that no matter how old you become, when you are with your siblings, you revert back to childhood.” — Karen White, The Memory of Water
- “You’re my cousin, and I’d never twice remove you.” — Unknown
- “Cousins or best friends? It’s all relative.” — Unknown
- “Blood makes you related. Loyalty makes you family.” — Unknown
- “Treasure your cousins, they were your first friends and will love you forever.” — Unknown
- “Cousins are not those we do not know but instead part of a family that also provide support and comfort.” — Byron Pulsifer
- “Cousins are not those we do not know but instead part of a family that also provides support and comfort.” — Unknown
- “Friends are forever, but cousins are for life!” — Unknown
- “The bond between cousins cannot be broken.” — Unknown
- “A cousin sees the first tear, catches the second, and stops the third.” — Unknown
- “A cousin is someone whose smile helps when the roads are rough and long.” — Unknown
- “When mom and dad don’t understand, a cousin always will.” — Unknown
- “You should always keep your cousins close because they know all your secrets.” — Unknown
- “Cousins have a unique position in our hearts, somewhere between closest friends and siblings in terms of importance.” — Unknown
- “My cousin is my favorite partner in crime.” — Unknown
- “You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” — Taraji P. Henson
- “A cousin is like a warm quilt wrapped around the heart.” — Unknown
- “Cousins—they’re your stars in the dark.” — Unknown
- “Friends might choose you at some point in your life, but cousins loved you from the start.” — Unknown
- “If you ever want to see a piece of your childhood, just look at your cousins.” — Unknown
- “The love of a cousin holds a lifetime of memories.” — Unknown
- “Cousins are the friends that will stomp through the mud with you as a child and hold your hand as an adult.” — Unknown
- “The love between cousins flows strong and deep, leaving us with memories to treasure and keep.” — Unknown
- “Any day spent with my cousin is always my favorite day.” — Unknown
- “Because I have a cousin, I will always have a friend.” — Unknown
- “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
- “I’m so glad we don’t have to say out loud that I’m your favorite cousin.” — Unknown
- “A loyal cousin is worth a thousand friends.” — Unknown Next, read… 101 Quotes About Blended Families50 Of The Best Quotes About Summer
