68 Father Quotes

1. A father must be willing and able to make the transition to friendship with his/her adult children or any future relationship may flounder. Sam Fickinsen




2. It was only because Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins that we can come boldly before God as our father. Sam Fickinsen




3. So shall I journey onward by his side, his father - yea, his comrade and his guide. Douglas Malloch, My Son





4. "Fathers advice is least heeded, when fathers advice is most needed." Author Unknown




5. Our father kept a garden - a garden of the heart. He planted all the good things that gave our lives their start. Unknown




6. Daddies don't just love their children every now and then, it's a love without end. George Strait




7. "Your presence and your commitment to your family are more important than checking off all the 'best father ever' milestones." Kirsten Watson




8. The good old-fashioned mothers and the good old-fashioned dads with their good old-fashioned lassies and their good old-fashioned lads still walk the lanes of loving in their simple, tender ways Edgar A. Guest, The Old-Fashioned Parents




9. "A father has to provide all the needs for his children and parents should not over indulge their children with things so that they may be able to appreciate things which their fathers do for them." Lexington Nyama, Being a Good Husband and Father





10. To the world you are a dad. To our family, you are the world. Author Unknown




11. I am the father of a boy--his life is mine to make or mar -- and he no better can become than what my daily teachings are Edgar A. Guest




12. "The difference is your my dad, no king would be as great of dad as you." Julie Hebert




13. When life gets tough, you’re always there,
    To lift me up with love and care. Catherine Pulsifer, Valentine for Dad




14. A father's behaviours actions and body language must portray what is the proper ways to behave in all situations and not taught as "you should do" but rather as "what I also do". Byron Pulsifer




15. June arrives, and it's time for dads, Fathers are honored, making us glad. Catherine Pulsifer, A Holiday Awaits




16. "Children need not only the presence of a father, but also love and care from him, in order to become well-adjusted successful individuals." Bethany Bridges, How to Be a Good Dad





17. "Nothing can ever replace the wisdom, guidance and love of a good father." G.W. Douglas




18. Perfectly imperfect sons become perfectly imperfect fathers. I pray that I'm as good a parent as my mother and father. Nick Vujicic




19. Dad, we think the world of you, thank you for all you say and do. Catherine Pulsifer, We Think The World Of You




20. "As a matter of fact one of the most important figures in a woman's life … is her Dad." Paul Kendall, Family Matters: 100 Short Stories to Help You Build a Better Family




21. ...now a Father you have become you're not just a Dad to anyone Catherine Pulsifer, The Reasons Are Many




22. I wish I were as right a man in all this earthly show, as broad and high and long a man, as strong a man, as fine a man, as pretty near divine a man as one I used to know. Berton Braley, An Ideal




23. I'm glad that you're the sort of Dad that has always understood the "whys" and "wherefores" of my acts whether bad or good. Mrs. Fred C. Wilbanks, To Dad




24. Babies are truly loved by all...but when those eyes open wide Mom and Dad are full of pride. Catherine Pulsifer, Button Nose




25. "A father is one whom a child looks up to and always depends on." Catherine Pulsifer




26. "There is something ultimate in a father's love. Something that cannot fail, something to be believed against the whole world." Frederick William Faber




27. A father sat, how proudly, by the old hearthstone's rays, and told his children stories of his early manhood's days Unknown, The Old, Old Home




28. "In short, the only way to be a dad who leads well is to be a dad who lives well." John MacArthur, Brave Dad




29. "And although you aren't our real Dad.To us you've been a friend, we are so lucky and so glad." Julie Hebert




30. "By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong." Charles Wadsworth




31. "We need good fathers in our homes whose hearts are full of grace. Who by their love and earnest prayers, make home a pleasant place." Walter E. Isenhour




32. A Father Is . . . . love, an encourager, an advisor, supportive, determined... xxxx




33. Thank you for being there through thick and thin, for teaching us right from wrong, again and again. We cherish the memories we've made with you, and hope this Father's Day is extra special too! Catherine Pulsifer, Honor Our Dads




34. When you become a Father, you are leaving a legacy for your children. What do you want them to remember you for? Catherine Pulsifer




35. "You're always such a great Father, I hope you know that's true!" Julie Hebert





36. "A fathers encouragement is the greatest motivational tool on earth." Andrea Garney




37. Dad is great, but he is busy but I still love him lots.
    But Grandpa always has time, he helps me connect the dots! Author Unknown




38. To her, the name of father was another name for love. Fanny Fern




39. June is the month we celebrate dear old Dad - we tell him he's the best Dad a person could have had. Catherine Pulsifer, A Reason To Celebrate




40. "A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic." Paul Harvey




41. "A father finds out what is meant by spitting image when he tries to feed ceral to his infant." Imogene Fay Underwood




42. Many of us were lucky enough to have a parent or grandparent to teach us how to cast for fish, and more importantly, to make the time to take us fishing. Peter Kaminsky; Gregg Schwipps Fishing for Dummies




43. "I am lucky to have living proof, that dads are someone special." Julie Hebert




44. "Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice." Author Unknown




45. "A father is a person who growls when he feels good and laughs very loud when he's scared to death." Paul Harvey




46. "It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping." John Sinor




47. "He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care." William Penn





48. "As a father, you are your child's safe harbour in the ocean of life." Phil McGraw




49. "The best gift a father can give his child is the gift of himself - his time. For material things mean little if there is not someone to share them with." C. Neil Strait




50. "The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them." Confucius




51. In the warmth of this vibrant month, we gather to honor the steadfast love and unwavering guidance of fathers on their special day, celebrating our Dads. Catherine Pulsifer




52. "Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter." Joseph Addison




53. As fathers, we look to the dads a few stages ahead of us as we equip ourselves to be the parents our children need on any given day. Matt Schneider




54. Doing with courage stern and grim, the deeds that his father did for him. This is the line that for him I pen: only a dad, but the best of men. Edgar A. Guest




55. "I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection." Sigmund Freud




56. "My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me." Jim Valvano




57. "Father, Dad, Pop, Pappa, Daddy - a man known by many names, with a title that brings with it certain expectations and perceived responsibilities." Raymond Aaron




58. "Fathers play a crucial role in their children's emotional and physical well-being and in the choices they make about how to live their lives now and in the future." Nicoline Ambe, Being Dad: Lessons I Learned From My Father About What Makes A Good Dad




59. "The ability to father a child does not automatically make one a dad." Bethany Bridges, How to Be a Good Dad




60. "A father has many roles to play, all designed to enrich his life and the lives of his children." Jake Slope, How to Be a Good Father




61. "Each and every day as a dad is a learning experience." Todd Anderson, 21 Must Know Tips For New Dads




62. "When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years." Mark Twain




63. "It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons." Johann Schiller




64. "The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother." Theodore M. Hesburgh




65. "Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance." Ruth E. Renkel




66. "It is a wise father that knows his own child." William Shakespeare




67. "One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters." Proverb




68. "By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder - infinitely prouder - to be a father." Douglas MacArthur

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