National I Love You Day is celebrated in the U.S. on Oct. 14 every year. This day isn't solely for couples, as the "love" it pertains to has a wider implication. In fact, the occasion outwits the notion that love is limited only to those who are romantically involved or are bound by blood, and it encourages every person to say "I love you" to whoever they hold dear.

The holiday came into being in 2015 when #EverydayILoveYou trended online after a Filipino film director, who was promoting a romantic movie at the time, proposed to extend the applicability of "I love you" beyond romantic couples. The trend stirred up quite a storm in the Philippines, giving rise to another hashtag along the way: #NationalILoveYouDay. The new hashtag gained widespread popularity among people from 62 countries, therefore showing the world how powerful a message like "I love you" is.

Although "I love you" constitutes love for everyone, we must admit that a great magnitude of our love lies with our family, and in celebration of National I Love You Day, let's take a look at some heartwarming quotes about family love and how precious it is. (Courtesy: Goodreads)

  • "Bond is stronger than blood. The family grows stronger by bond." – Itohan Eghide
  • "Family faces are magic mirrors. Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future." – Gail Lumet Buckley
  • "When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle." – Joanna Ho
  • "Love is the glue that holds a family together and without which all things fall apart." – Bangambiki Habyarimana
  • "A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living." – Mark V. Olsen
  • "There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street." – Willie Stargell
  • "The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended — and not to take a hint when a hint isn't intended." – Robert Frost
  • "Remember that you can spend a day, a week, a months or a year with a friend, but you spend the rest of your life with the family." – Zybejta "Beta" Metani' Marashi
  • "I feel like I finally understand how family love is. Tangled, wounded, and wonderful. Imperfect. A forever love." – Hannah Tunnicliffe
  • "Ninety percent of those who are successful today were the people who had little or nothing, but were pushed and encouraged by their family." – Michael Bassey Johnson
  • "With so many friends and family, I am as rich as I ever could be." – Amy Ritchie
  • "Family will not agree on everything, nor will a family unit conform to one standard, but love is the common denominator that will bond a family." – Wayne Chirisa
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