Best Father’s Day Quotes

A month ago, I published a post with “Best Mother’s Day Quotes.” Today, I want to share my favorite Father’s Day quotes. These are great for scrapbooking, greeting cards, and many Father’s Day projects. In honor of the awesome fathers around the world, here are my favorite Father’s Day quotes:

“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person; he believed in me.” Jim Valvano

“I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.” — Sigmund Freud

“Noble fathers have noble children.” Euripedes

“I don’t care how poor a man is; if he has family, he’s rich.” M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter

“I decided in my life that I would do nothing that did not reflect positively on my father’s life.” Sidney Poitier

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

“The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” Author Unknown

“Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.” Author Unknown

“I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father and friend.” Dante Hall

“He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” Clarence Budington Kelland

“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” George Herbert

“Father! — to God himself we cannot give a holier name.” William Wordsworth

“Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever.” Author Unknown

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

“It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.” Johann Schiller

“Dad, you’re someone to look up to no matter how tall I’ve grown.” Author Unknown

“Fathers, be good to your daughters. You are the god and the weight of her world.” John Mayor

“There’s something like a line of gold thread running through a man’s words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself.” John Gregory Brown

“Fathers are angels sent from heaven.” Author Unknown

“Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.” Conrad Hall

“The greatest gift I ever had
Came from God; I call him Dad!”
Author Unknown

“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” Charles R. Swindoll

“Memory Banks of Our Children” Word Art Freebie

“Any Man Can Be a Father” Word Art Freebie

 

“My Father Gave Me the Greatest Gift Word Art Freebie

“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots; the other, wings.” Hodding Carter (Giving Our Children Roots and Wings)

Father’s Day Resources for Families

• Best Grandparent Quotes {Including Grandmother and Grandfather Quotes}
• Free Father’s Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time (my post at LivingMontessoriNow.com with lots of wonderful songs for children who want to learn a song for their dads)
• 20+ Free Father’s Day Questionnaires (lots of fun ideas for Father’s Day memories)
• 30+ Breakfasts Kids Can Make for Mothers and Fathers (lots of fun breakfast ideas)
• Montessori-Inspired Father’s Day (my post at LivingMontessoriNow.com with lots of Montessori-inspired gift ideas)
• Talking with Children about Death: Creating an “I Remember” Book (my post at LivingMontessoriNow.com with a free printable for creating an “I Remember” book for children with fathers who are away from home or children who’ve had a male close to them die)

What is your favorite Father’s Day quote?

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