valentine’s day quotes to send to family and friends

This Valentine's Day, embrace all the people in your life for whom you feel affection.  Send a card (like when you were a kid), and/or get together (even if it's just for coffee) to give a new meaning to the day.

Here are some sample quotes to add to emails or cards:

"I get by with a little help from my friends."

- John Lennon

"Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends."

- Czech Proverb

"My friends are my estate."

- Emily Dickinson

"It's the friends you can call up at 4am that matter."

- Marlene Dietrich

"A friend is a gift you give yourself."

- Robert Louis Stevenson

“In time of test, family is best.”

- Burmese Proverb

“Other things may change us, but we start and end with family.”

- Anthony Brandt

Have any quotes of your own to share? Let us know.