Kinsmen Quotes

“Nature gave you brothers and sisters and you have no right to choose who should become your relative. But the good news is that you have the right to choose your friends. You determine who to be free with and who to fire out.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Become a Better You

“What is inspiration in strangers is jealousy in kinsmen.”
― Raheel Farooq

“Outwardly, luck is dependent on the mutual love of kinsmen. With the flourishing
of frith go luck and well-being. And in the opposite case, when men cannot agree, all life sickens and fades, until everything is laid waste. This rule applies to all frith communities, not only the family, but also temporary connections in the sign of frith (and under any other sign no alliance was possible). When men united in any undertaking, fishing or other occupation, the result would depend upon the power of the individuals to maintain friendly and sincere relations with one another. In the Laxdoela Saga, we chance upon this piece of information: “Wise men held it of great weight that men should well agree when on the fishing grounds: for it was said that men had less luck with their catch if they came to quarrelling, and most therefore observed caution.”
― Vilhelm Grønbech, The Culture of the Teutons: Volumes 1 and 2