They Say Blood Thicker Than Water Quotes & Sayings

They say blood is thicker than water, but that doesn't mean shit. Everyone needs water to live. — Vi Keeland

Blood is thicker than water - and many see something ridiculous, or worse, about anyone who doesn't know this. In his discussion of Gandhi's autobiography, George Orwell expresses admiration for Gandhi's courage but is repelled by Gandhi's rejection of special relationships - of friends and family, of sexual and romantic love. Orwell describes this as "inhuman," and goes on to say: "The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection, that one is sometimes willing to commit sins for the sake of loyalty, that one does not push asceticism to the point where it makes friendly intercourse impossible, and that one is prepared in the end to be defeated and broken up by life, which is the inevitable price of fastening one's love upon other human individuals." To — Paul Bloom

Blood is thicker than water, as they say, and money is thicker than blood. Interpret that however you like. — Richard L. Sanders

Blood is thicker than water, as people say. (But then again so is ketchup.) — Alex Shearer

Blood is thicker than water. That's what they say. But in truth, most things are. — Libba Bray