Fathers

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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 the old man had learned in seven years.
~ Mark Twain

What a father says to his children is not heard by the world, but it will be heard by posterity.
~ Jean Paul Richter

A father is only as happy as his saddest child.
~ Quincy Jones

A father is neither an anchor to hold us back
Nor a sail to take us there
But a guiding light
Whose love show us the way.

Anyone can be a dad, but it takes a man to be a father.

Becoming a father is easy enough, but being one can be rough.
~Wilhelm Busch

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right... he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong.
~ Charles Wadsworth

DAD: someone who hopes his son will turn out just like him, and who is afraid his daughters will meet someone who did.

Dad...because you are my father....it's been easy to believe in God. 

Dad's Dream: to have enough money someday to live the kind of life my wife and kids do.

First-Rate
Awesome
Tip-Top
Huggable
Eagle Eye
Rad Dad

Hell has no fury like a dad whose tools are mixed up! 

I'm just as lucky as I can be for the world's best Dad belongs to me.

One of the best legacies a father can leave his children is to love their mother.
~ C. Neil Strait

The best inheritance a father can leave his children is a good example.

The first man a little girl falls in love with is her Dad.

The greatest gift I ever had came from God... I call him Dad!

The only man a girl can trust is her Daddy !!

To be in your children's memories tomorrow... You have to be in their lives today.

It is a wise father that knows his own child.
~ William Shakespeare

It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.
~ Anne Sexton

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.
~ English Proverb

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection.
~ Sigmund Freud

Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young,
Who loved thee so fondly as he?
He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue,
And joined in thy innocent glee.
~ Margaret Courtney

Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!
~ Lydia M. Child

Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a Daddy.

A dad is a man who has pictures in his wallet where his money used to be.

What Makes a Dad?
God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagles flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
The God combined these qualities,
And then there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpeice was complete,
And so, He called it -- Dad.

My Father's Hands
If you were to see my father as he worked each day,
You might not take a second look or even glance his way.
But when I remember him and all he means to me,
I close my eyes and Daddy's hands are what I see.
As a child, I learned to trust when he would lift me high.
For in the safety of his hands...I'd almost touch the sky.
As my own hands were growing, I would hold his up to mine.
I'd ask him, "When will my hands grow?"
He'd say, "Just give them time."
Whether used for chastening or brushing back my tears,
I knew his hands were guiding me all through the years.
His hands were symbols of his strength, yet gentle all the while.
The loving warmth of my Daddy's hands
Would always make me smile.
My father knew that his own hands were instruments of love,
And so I learned to trust the hands of God, my Father up above.
Since his hands have blessed me with such precious memories,
Now I can place him in God's hands
For all eternity.

What is a Dad?
A Dad is a person
who is loving and kind,
And often he knows
what you have on your mind.
He's someone who listens,
suggests, and defends.
A dad can be one
of your very best friends!
He's proud of your triumphs,
but when things go wrong,
A dad can be patient
and helpful and strong
In all that you do,
a dad's love plays a part.
There's always a place for him
deep in your heart.
And each year that passes,
you're even more glad,
More grateful and proud
just to call him your dad!
Thank you, Dad...
for listening and caring,
for giving and sharing,
but, especially, for just being you!
Happy Father's Day.

They say that man is mighty,
He governs land and sea,
He wields a mighty scepter
O'er lesser powers than he.
But a mighty power and stronger
Man from his throne has hurled:
For the hand that rocks the cradle
is the hand that rules the world.
~ William Wallace