Provider, protector, counsellor, friend, a father is all these things. Let these quotes help you express your appreciation for your father this Father’s Day.
I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain. (John Adams)
Interpretation: A father’s work is the foundation for his children’s future. Thank you, Dad, for being my foundation and helping me grow to be who I am.
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, Old Times on the Mississippi)
Interpretation: Fathers are wiser the older we become. Thank you, Dad, for being the wise man you always have been.
“A father is a banker provided by nature.” (French Proverb)
Interpretation: Fathers are generous. Thank you, Dad, for giving so freely of yourself.
“My father died many years ago, and yet when something special happens to me, I talk to him secretly not really knowing whether he hears, but it makes me feel better to half believe it.” (Natasha Josefowitz)
Interpretation: A father is always with us. Thank you, Dad, for being there to listen to me speak my heart.
“Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers – and fathering is a very important stage in their development.” (David M. Gottesman)
Interpretation: A father is a work-in-progress. Thank you, Dad, for being willing to take on this work in progress: me.
It is not flesh and blood but the heart, which makes us fathers and sons. (Johann Schiller)
Interpretation: A father gives more than a teaspoon of sperm. Thank you, Dad, for sharing your heart and life with me.
My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.” (Abraham Lincoln)
Interpretation: A father often works without real satisfaction in his work. Thank you, Dad, for your selflessness and supporting us.
“A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. If only sons could see the paradox, they would understand the dilemma.” (Marlene Dietrich)
Interpretation: A father is diligent in his role, no matter how difficult or how much they feel inadequate to perform their work. Thank you, Dad, for sticking with me and trying as best you could to do the right thing.
“Father taught us that opportunity and responsibility go hand in hand. I think we all act on that principle; on the basic human impulse that makes a man want to make the best of what’s in him and what’s been given him. ” (Laurence Rockefeller)
Interpretation: A father teaches us what is important in life . Thank you, Dad, for teaching me your values and helping me to realize my own.
I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” (Sigmund Freud)
Interpretation: A father protects us. Thank you, Dad for supporting me.
