Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on August 7 this year
New Delhi:
Raksha Bandhan is the celebration of the beautiful relationship between sisters and brothers. This year, the festival will be marked on August 7 and we're sure all the siblings are excited. On the festival, the sister ties a thread (rakhi) to her brother's wrist. In return, he promises to shield her from troubles and be by her side always. And let's not forget, the lovely gifts and the food! But beyond the rituals, Raksha Bandhan is a day to cherish the everlasting bond and love between siblings. The relationship that usually begins with sibling rivalry and lots of fighting soon turns into an unbreakable friendship with time. Your brothers and sisters are the first BFFs you make in this world and the ones who last a lifetime. Not to forget, siblings will have your back forever!
So, on Raksha Bandhan, here are 10 quotes on the beautiful relationship between a brother and his sister:
1) "Your parents leave you too soon and your kids and spouse come along late, but your siblings know you when you are in your most inchoate form." - Jeffrey Kluger
2) "Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero." - Marc Brown
3) "Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet." - Vietnamese Proverb
4) "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
5) "If you want to do really important things in life and big things in life, you can't do anything by yourself. And your best teams are your friends and your siblings." - Deepak Chopra
6) "First a brother, then a bother, now a friend." - Anonymous
7) "Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there." - Amy Li
8) "There's no other love like the love for a brother. There's no other love like the love from a brother." - Terri Guillemets
9) "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
And if you're an only child, your friends have probably been the sibling you never had. So, share this quote with the friend who filled that void in your life:
10) "Friends are the siblings god never gave us." - Menicus
So, on Raksha Bandhan, here are 10 quotes on the beautiful relationship between a brother and his sister:
1) "Your parents leave you too soon and your kids and spouse come along late, but your siblings know you when you are in your most inchoate form." - Jeffrey Kluger
2) "Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero." - Marc Brown
3) "Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet." - Vietnamese Proverb
Raksha bandhan 2017: The sister ties a thread on her brother's wrist. He promises to protect her for life
5) "If you want to do really important things in life and big things in life, you can't do anything by yourself. And your best teams are your friends and your siblings." - Deepak Chopra
6) "First a brother, then a bother, now a friend." - Anonymous
7) "Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there." - Amy Li
Raksha Bandhan 2017: Your sibling is the first best friend you make in your life
9) "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
And if you're an only child, your friends have probably been the sibling you never had. So, share this quote with the friend who filled that void in your life:
10) "Friends are the siblings god never gave us." - Menicus
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