So many people over the years have had a lot to say about fathers! Here are some quotes about fathers to think about this Fathers Day: It is a wise father who knows his own child. William Shakespeare By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks hes wrong. Charles Wadsworth To be a successful father, theres one absolute rule: when you have a kid, dont look at it for the first two years. Ernest Hemingway If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right. Bill Cosby Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance. Ruth E. Renkel It doesnt matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was. Anne Sexton The most important thing that a father can do for his children is to love their mother. Theodore M. Hesburgh My father didnt tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. Clarence B. Kelland Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other. Joseph Joubert Noble fathers have noble children. Euripides When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. Mark Twain A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child. Knights of Pythagoras The best quotes for the Fathers Day Holiday: It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. Pope John XXIII Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! Lydia M. Child It is much easier to become a father than to be one. Kent Nerburn The greatest gift I ever had came from God, and I call him Dad! Anonymous One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, make me the kind of man my Daddy is. Later that night, the father prayed, Dear God, make me the kind of man my son wants me to be. Anonymous |
