“But you must know your father lost a father; that father lost, lost his.”
William Shakespeare
LossGenerations
Dad Quotes
200 FAMOUS QUOTES · DAD
Dad Quotes
Read 200 of the best dad quotes about fathers, fatherhood and a father's love, perfect for Father's Day cards and captions, from Shakespeare, the Bible and more.
“I am thy father's spirit.”
William Shakespeare
Remembering DadLegacy
“Pray you now, forget and forgive: I am old and foolish.”
William Shakespeare
ForgivenessAging
“Sir, are not you my father? - Thy mother was a piece of virtue, and she said thou wast my daughter.”
William Shakespeare
Father And DaughterFunny
“Death lies on her like an untimely frost upon the sweetest flower of all the field.”
William Shakespeare
Father's GriefLoss
“My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter!”
William Shakespeare
Funny DadFather And Daughter
“He's all my exercise, my mirth, my matter.”
William Shakespeare
Father And SonJoy
“He has no children. All my pretty ones?”
William Shakespeare
Father's GriefLoss
“The child shrank back, scared at the sight of his father's armour, and his loving father and mother laughed to see him.”
Homer
FamilyLaughter
“Thus did he kiss his son, and let fall a tear on the ground, for he had restrained all tears till now.”
Homer
ReunionFather's Love
“Learn, my son, valour and true toil from me; fortune from others.”
Virgil
Dad's AdviceHard Work
“If the son for three years does not alter from the way of his father, he may be called filial.”
Confucius
Honouring ParentsLegacy
“The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.”
Confucius
LoyaltyFamily
“My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies.”
Aesop
UnityDad's Advice
“Industry is itself a treasure.”
Aesop
Hard WorkDad's Advice
“Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.”
The Bible (Proverbs 29:17)
ParentingJoy
“Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? Behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.”
The Bible (Luke 2:48)
WorryParent's Love
“This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
The Bible (Matthew 3:17)
Proud DadLove
“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things.”
The Bible (Matthew 7:11)
ProviderFaith
“My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.”
The Bible (John 5:17)
ExampleHard Work
“Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine.”
The Bible (Luke 15:31)
Father's LoveGenerosity
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.”
The Bible (1 John 3:1)
LoveFaith
“And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters.”
The Bible (2 Corinthians 6:18)
FaithFamily
“See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed.”
The Bible (Genesis 27:27)
BlessingFather And Son
“I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man.”
The Bible (1 Kings 2:2)
Dad's AdviceStrength