30 Fatherhood Quotes That Are Truly Inspirational

Father. What does that word mean to you? It may mean a variety of things to many different people. Some have memories of a tough and rough individual who would show flashes of compassion, some may remember, a more nurturing, loving individual. And unfortunately, there are those that have no memories at all. With that being said, the role of a father is a complex one. More likely than not, a father will use their own personal experiences and relationship with their own father when it comes to raising their child.

"A son's experience will become a fathers lesson" or so I say. The impact a father has on their child is monumental. Compared to mom, who may nurture with hugs, kisses, and snuggles, a father may show his love with noogies, wrestling, and anything else that may aggravate mom.  A child who has a loving father in their life greatly increases that child's confidence, resilience, and chances of success.  

So where are all the quotes at for the fathers? e have searched high and low to be able to bring you the best quality quotes that are sure too:
 

• Make you Smile

• Make You Think

• May bring a tear to your eye

1. “Anyone who tells you fatherhood is the greatest thing that can happen to you, they are understating it.” ― Mike Myers

2. “Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.” 
― John Wilmot

3.“Saturday mornings, I’ve learned, are a great opportunity for kids to sneak into your bed, fall back asleep, and kick you in the face.” ― Dan Pearce

4. "It is much easier to become a father than to be one."  — Kent Nerburn

5. "There are three stages of a man’s life:  He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn’t believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus." — Author Unknown

6." Creating a child takes no love or skill; being a parent requires lots of both." — Michael Josephson

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

8. "By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong." — Charles Wadsworth

9. " A son's experiences will become a father's lessons."- Rene Zorrilla

10. “One of the greatest things a father can do for his children is to love their mother.” – Howard W. Hunter

11. “The best way of training the young is to train yourself at the same time; not to admonish them, but to be seen never doing that of which you would admonish them.” – Plato

12.“Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later . . . that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life.” – Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities

13. “Mostly you just have to keep plugging and keep loving—and hoping that your child forgives you according to how you loved him, judged him, forgave him, and stood watching over him as he slept, year after year.” – Ben Stein

14. “Fathers, you are your daughter’s hero. My father was my hero. I used to wait on the steps of our home for him to arrive each night. He would pick me up and twirl me around and let me put my feet on top of his big shoes, and then he would dance me into the house. I loved the challenge of trying to follow his every footstep. I still do.” – Elaine S. Dalton

15. “The lone father is not a strong father. Fathering is a difficult and perilous journey and is done well with the help of other men.” – John L. Hart

16.  “To her, the name of father was another name for love.” — Fanny Fern

17.  “A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.” ― Frank A. Clark

18. “Every dad, if he takes time out of his busy life to reflect upon his fatherhood, can learn ways to become an  even better dad.” — Jack Baker

19.  “It’s only when you grow up and step back from him—or leave him for your own home—it’s only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it.” ― Margaret Truman

20.  “He adopted a role called being a father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a protector.” ― Tom Wolfe

21. "The nature of impending fatherhood is that you are doing something that you’re unqualified to do, and then you become qualified while doing it.” – John Green

22. “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.” – Walter M. Schirra, Sr. 

23. "I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection." – Sigmund Freud

24. “A boy needs a father to show him how to be in the world. He needs to be given swagger, taught how to read a map so that he can recognize the roads that lead to life and the paths that lead to death, how to know what love requires, and where to find steel in the heart when life makes demands on us that are greater than we think we can endure.” – Ian Morgan Cron

25. “Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.” – Frank Pittman

26. “A girl’s father is the first man in her life, and probably the most influential.” –David Jeremiah

27. “Some day 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, Pere Goriot

28. “A child enters your home and for the next twenty years makes so much noise you can hardly stand it. The child departs, leaving the house so silent you think you are going mad.” – John Andrew Holmes

29. "A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.” –Unknown

30. “Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition; but to our daughters, there is something which there are no words to express.” – Joseph Addison

These are just a few of the many quotes that are available that are all about dads. Just like mom's the role of a father is one that comes with many different hats  A father is a provider. A leader. A protector. A bug killer. The mechanic. There are so many different things that a father does that has an impact on a child. But the most important role that a father will probably have is a teacher. A child will take the lessons that they learn as a child and they will be the foundation for when they get older.

You have the wonderful privilege of raising and teaching your children to be the best human beings possible. Even though it is a tough and stressful gig, it is the most rewarding job there is. You will make mistakes. You will stumble. But in the end, "Were you the best father you could be?", because your lessons to your child will be the lesson they pass on to their children. Hopefully, these quotes brought a smile to your face as they did to mine.