Quotes and Sayings About the Love Between Fathers and Sons

A father is a true hero, someone that every son looks up to. He is mighty and strong, but also funny and gentle. That is a real father, and every son wants to be the same one day.

A father and a son love quotes are frequent and tell a lot about all kinds of relationships between the two of them, and they love each other no matter what. Here are some quotes that will warm every father's heart, and that will make all the sons want to be better towards their fathers.

Some of the Most Touching Father and Son Love Quotes

Dad quotes to a son

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

  • "It's not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons." – Unknown.

  • "We became friends, not just father and son." – Richard Bergeron.

  • "What was silent in the father speaks in the son, and often I found in the son the unveiled secret of the father." – Friedrich Nietzsche.

  • "I hope I can be as good of a father to my son as my dad was to me." – Calvin Johnson.

  • "With sons and fathers, there's an inexplicable connection and imprint that your father leaves on you." – Brad Pitt.

  • "Like so much between fathers and sons, playing catch was tender and tense at the same time." – Donald Hall.

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

  • "If the relationship between father and son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons." – James A. Baldwin.

  • "When a father gives to his son, both laugh. When a son gives to his father, both cry." – William Shakespeare.

  • "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.

  • "Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son." – George Lucas.

  • "Daddies don't just love their children every now and then, it's a love without end." – George Strait.

  • "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.

  • "An almost perfect relationship with his father was the earthly root of all his wisdom." – C.S. Lewis.

  • "Every son quotes his father, in words and in deeds." – Terri Guillemets.

  • "Someday you will know that a father is much happier in his children's happiness than in his own. I cannot explain it to you: it is a feeling in your body that spreads gladness through you." – Honore de Balzac.

Father and newborn son quotes

  • "Becoming a dad is one thing – being a dad is many things." – Steve Chapman.

  • "Don't wait to make your son a great man – make him a great boy." – Unknown.

  • "He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector." – Tom Wolfe.

  • "New dads aren't aware that infants are both blessings and black holes that drain sleep, time and passion." – Brick Scorn.

Quotes about being a father

  • "Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man." – Frank Pittman.

  • "Not every father gets a chance to start his son off in his own footsteps." – Alan Ladd.

  • "Fathers are not born. Men grow into fathers – and fathering is a very important stage in their development." – Unknown.

  • "Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice." – Charles F Kettering.

  • "A good father believes that he does wisely to encourage enterprise, productive skill, prudent self-denial, and judicious expenditure on the part of his son." – William Graham Sumner.

  • "When you teach your son, you teach your son's son." – The Talmud.

  • "It's a father's duty to give his sons a fine chance." – Unknown.

  • "Of all the titles I've been privileged to have, 'Dad' has always been the best." – Ken Norton.

  • "Being a father means you have to think fast on your feet. You must be judicious, wise, brave, tender, and willing to put on a frilly hat and sit down to a pretend tea party." – Matthew Buckley.

  • "A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society." – Billy Graham.

  • "The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature." – Antoine Francois Prevost.

  • "The fact that my relationship with my son is so good makes me forgiving of my father and also appreciative." – Anthony Kiedis.

  • "Becoming a dad means you have to be a role model for your son and be someone he can look up to." – Wayne Rooney.

  • "You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes" – Unknown.

Summary

Being a father is really underestimated. A father is not the only parent, but he is somebody who should lead the way and show his son how to do things right. For example, how to treat women or how to be a true gentleman. All the fathers out there, raise a son so he could make you proud. Being a good father sometimes seems too hard, but don't give up. And sons should also have an understanding for their father, respect him, and follow up on his advice. No matter what happens, both of them should be able to lean on each other in times of need.

Ana Djurovic
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Hello, my name is Ana Djurovic, and I am a writer interested in various kinds of fields, such as beauty, fitness, art and traveling. I am very curious and always in need to expand my knowledge. I enjoy writing because it's something I can fully invest myself in. I think sharing our stories and experiences is what brings us together.

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