He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.
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A man knows when he is growing old because he begins to look like his father.
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It no longer bothers me that I may be constantly searching for father figures; by this time, I have found several and dearly enjoyed knowing them all.
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An angry father is most cruel toward himself.
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That is the thankless position of the father in the family -- the provider for all, and the enemy of all.
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The thing to remember about fathers is, they're men. A girl has to keep it in mind: They are dragon-seekers, bent on improbable rescues. Scratch any father, you find someone chock-full of qualms and romantic terrors, believing change is a threat -- like your first shoes with heels on, like your first bicycle I it took such months to get.
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Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.
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The American father is never seen in London. He passes his life entirely in Wall Street and communicates with his family once a month by means of a telegram in cipher.
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To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.
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None of you can ever be proud enough of being the child of SUCH a Father who has not his equal in this world -- so great, so good, so faultless. Try, all of you, to follow in his footsteps and don't be discouraged, for to be really in everything like him none of you, I am sure, will ever be. Try, therefore, to be like him in some points, and you will have acquired a great deal.
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There are fathers who do not love their children, but there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.
