Fatherhood Wisdom

• It is a wise father that knows his own child. —William Shakespeare
• If by chance I talk a little wild, forgive me; I had it from my father. [Henry VIII I, 4] —William Shakespeare
• The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. —Confucius
• The fundamental defect with fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them. —Bertrand Russell
• It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. —Johann Schiller
• 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
• Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers and fathering is a very important stage in their development. —David Gottesman
• "It is much easier to become a father than to be one." —Kent Nerburn (Letters to My Son: Reflections on Becoming a Man)
• "My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass." "We're not raising grass," my dad would reply, "we're raising boys." —Harmon Killebrew
• "It is admirable for a man to take his son fishing, but there is a special place in heaven for the father who takes his daughter shopping." —John Sinor
• "When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. " —Mark Twain
• "I didn't know the full facts of life until I was 17. My father (Sigmund Freud) never talked about his work." —Martin Freud
• "Even though I'm old, I surely do miss my daddy sometimes." —Kasha Linka
• My dad was the best hugger I've ever known. When I get to heaven — if I do, indeed, get there — the first thing I want is a big hug from my dad. —Kasha Linka