“Shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord.”
The Bible (Psalm 78:4)
GenerationsFaith
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.
“That thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son.”
The Bible (Exodus 10:2)
StorytellingGenerations
“One generation shall praise thy works to another.”
The Bible (Psalm 145:4)
GenerationsLegacy
“And Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.”
The Bible (Genesis 21:8)
Proud DadCelebration
“And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John.”
The Bible (Luke 1:63)
New DadNaming
“Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him.”
The Bible (Matthew 1:24)
Faithful DadObedience
“Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.”
The Bible (Proverbs 22:28)
HeritageTradition
“The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.”
The Bible (Jeremiah 31:29)
ConsequencesGenerations
“My father, thou art the guide of my youth.”
The Bible (Jeremiah 3:4)
GuidanceFather's Love
“While he lived, he saw and rejoiced in him: and when he died, he was not sorrowful.”
The Bible (Sirach 30:5)
LegacyPeace
“I admire all my three sons-in-law highly.”
Jane Austen
Funny DadFamily
“You have delighted us long enough.”
Jane Austen
Funny DadHonesty
“Where did you come from, baby dear? Out of the everywhere into the here.”
George MacDonald
New DadBaby
“I ain't afeard uv snakes, or toads, or bugs, or worms, or mice.”
Eugene Field
ChildhoodFunny
“This is my son, mine own Telemachus, to whom I leave the sceptre and the isle.”
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Father And SonLegacy
“Father! father! where are you going? O do not walk so fast.”
William Blake
ChildhoodFather And Son
“He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune.”
Francis Bacon
ResponsibilityFamily
“Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket.”
Lord Chesterfield
Dad's AdviceHumility
“Let thy child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt.”
Benjamin Franklin
ParentingDiscipline
“In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Dad's AdviceDetermination
“In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, O Best Beloved, had no trunk.”
Rudyard Kipling
Bedtime StoriesFather And Daughter
“I am responsible for it all. I, George Darling, did it.”
J. M. Barrie
ResponsibilityFunny Dad
“All children, except one, grow up.”
J. M. Barrie
ChildhoodGrowing Up
“We are not of Alice, nor of thee, nor are we children at all.”
Charles Lamb
LossDreams
“This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home.”
Mother Goose
PlaytimeChildhood