Dad Quotes

“Few sons are the equals of their fathers; most fall short, all too few surpass them.”

Homer

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

Albert Schweitzer

“Familiarity breeds contempt, and children.”

Mark Twain

“Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.”

“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. That is the only proper basis for family life.”

“Parentage is a very important profession, but no test of fitness for it is ever imposed in the interest of the children.”

“Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth.”

Erma Bombeck

“Children make your life important.”

Erma Bombeck

“Chase your dreams, but make sure you don't find shortcuts.”

Sachin Tendulkar

“Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.”

“There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.”

“We need fathers to realize that responsibility does not end at conception.”

“What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.”

Mother Teresa

“Kids, they dance before they learn there is anything that isn't music.”

William Stafford

“The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of its parents.”

“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

Warren Buffett

“My father was a lover of his clan, truthful, brave and generous.”

“There is no mantra greater than a father's word.”

Tamil Proverb

“Father knows best.”

English Saying

“When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him.”

Ashanti Proverb

“Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe. And what do we teach our children? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel.”

Pablo Casals

“If you want your children to turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.”

Abigail Van Buren

“Your children need your presence more than your presents.”

Jesse Jackson

“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”

Elizabeth Stone

“From my father: gentleness, and unshakeable adherence to decisions reached after careful examination.”