Father

A father is a banker provided by nature. – Proverb

That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? – Joseph Addison

Sir Walter, being strangely surprised and put out of his countenance at so great a table, gives his son a damned blow over the face. His son, as rude as he was, would not strike his father, but strikes over the face the gentleman that sat next to him and said Box about: twill come to my father anon. – John Aubrey

Call no man your father upon the earth, for one is your Father, which is in heaven. – Bible

Fathers do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4 – Bible

When God was creating fathers, He started with a tall frame. An angel nearby said, What kind of father is that? If you – Erma Bombeck

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless. – Lord Chesterfield

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

If the new American father feels bewildered and even defeated, let him take comfort from the fact that whatever he does in any fathering situation has a fifty percent chance of being right. – Bill Cosby

You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together. – Erika Cosby

Be kind to thy father, for when thou were young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, and joined in thy innocent glee. – Margaret Courtney

In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons. – Croesus

What a dreadful thing it must be to have a dull father. – Mary Mapes Dodge

I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they arent trying to teach us. – Umberto Eco

Noble fathers have noble children. – Euripides

To be a successful father… theres one absolute rule: when you have a kid, dont look at it for the first two years. – Ernest Hemingway