As you’ve probably noticed, I love quotes. I’m also a dad, so it makes sense to have some dad quotes up here. And if you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, you know that I post some kind of quote every day in hopes of inspiring at least one man to become the father he was meant to be.
Here are 30 dad quotes that inspire me and will hopefully inspire you as well:
1) “Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Too often fathers neglect it because they get so caught up in making a living they forget to make a life.”— John Wooden
2) “It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.”— Pope John XXIII
3) “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.”— Sigmund Freud
4) “The greatest thing a father can do for his children is to respect the woman that gave birth to his children. It is because of her that you have the greatest treasures in your life. You may have moved on, but your children have not. If you can’t be her soulmate, then at least be thoughtful. Whom your children love should always be someone that you acknowledge with kindness. Your children notice everything and will follow your example.”— Shannon Alder
5) “My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”— Jim Valvano
6) “It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.”— Johann Schiller
7) “A father carries pictures where his money used to be.”-– Anonymous
8) “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
9) “Guns don’t kill people. Dads with daughters do.”— Anonymous
10) “My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.”— Clarence Budington Kelland
11) “The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family.”— Reed Markham
12) “A broke father who spends time with his children is better than a wealthy one who just sends checks.”— Anonymous
13) “Listen, there is no way any true man is going to let children live around him in his home and not discipline and teach, fight and mold them until they know all he knows. His goal is to make them better than he is. Being their friend is a distant second to this.”— Victor Devlin
14) “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.”— Sigmund Freud
15) “When my father didn’t have my back, he had my hand.”— Linda Poindexter
16) “A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against she will judge all men.”— Anonymous
17) “A father is neither an anchor to hold us back nor a sail to take us there but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.”— Anonymous
18) “Having kids doesn’t make you a father, raising them does.”— Anonymous
19) “A father is a man who expects his children to be as good as he meant to be.”— Carol Coats
20) “It’s not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.“– Ann Landers
21) “Children don’t need more things. The best present they can get is a father who gets on the floor and plays with them.”— Anonymous
22) “As a father you must have the mindset that being a dad is your most important job.”— Mark Merrill
23) “A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms even when his hands are empty.”— Anonymous
24) “Daddies don’t just love their children every now and then, it’s a love without end amen.”— George Strait
25) “A dad is someone you should look up to no matter how tall you grow.”— Anonymous
26) “Be the type of man you’d want your daughter to be with.”— Anonymous
27) “A dad is someone who wants to catch you before you fall but instead picks you up, brushes you off, and lets you try again.”— Anonymous
28) “Fathers: Be your daughter’s first love. Open doors for her, pull her seat out, and treat her with respect. Set expectations on how a man should treat a lady and she’ll learn to never settle for anything less.”— Anonymous
29) “What you teach your children, you also teach their children.”— Anonymous
30) “Every father should remember that one day his children will follow his example, not his advice.”— Anonymous
I think about these things every day, especially when I’m not with my two daughters. It reminds me to spend each moment I have with them in the best way possible and to put their needs in front of my own.
And if you have any dad quotes you’d like to share, just add them in the comments below.
A fathers advice is a thought well kept. A fathers love for his daughter and her love for him is the most important piece in life. The hearts are one and love cannot be replaced or forgotten. Obstacles seem impossible and everything that seems beautiful can crumble overnight. Sometimes it’s them sometimes it’s you we all make mistakes , It doesn’t really matter. Learn from it and share your knowledge so she can climb the ladder.Hold your head high for the most rewarding thing in life is your child’s love for their life mother and father.