Fatherhood Quotes

Pick pearls of wisdom from these evergreen fatherhood quotes. You can learn more about fatherhood, even without ever having a child. These quotes will make you appreciate that good fathers are hard to come by.

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

Confucius
The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.

Bertrand Russell
The fundamental defect with fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them.

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

Marlene Dietrich
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.

David Gottesman
Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers and fathering is a very important stage in their development.