Dads are not generally super sentimental about greeting cards. However, nothing quite touches the heart of even the toughest or manliest father like a card or gift handcrafted with love by the hands of his children - even by his grown children or grandchildren.
With the sayings below, one can make a charming and touching homemade card to delight Dad or Grandfather.
Caring Father's Day Words, Sayings, and Quotes
Following are quotations full of loving and wise words and inspiration for Father’s Day.
- He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~ Clarence Budington Kelland
- I love my father as the stars - he's a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart. ~ Adabella Radici
- Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! ~ Lydia M. Child
- A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty. ~ Author Unknown
- It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. ~ Johann Schiller
- Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown. ~ Author Unknown
- There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself. ~ John Gregory Brown, Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery, 1994
- Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. ~ Author Unknown
- I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. ~ Sigmond Freud
Scrapbook Sayings for New Fathers
- Always kiss your children goodnight - even if they're already asleep. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
- Children are a great comfort in your old age - and they help you reach it faster, too. ~ Lionel Kauffman
- There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings. ~ Hodding Carter, Jr.
- Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers and fathering is a very important stage in their development. ~ David Gottesman
Father’s Day Humor
- Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. ~ Bill Cosby
- Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you. ~ Robert Fulghum
- If you have never been hated by your child you have never been a parent. ~ Bette Davis
- When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. ~ Mark Twain
What to Write About in a Father's Day Card
Of course, not everyone has the time or talent to make a card. Quotes are also nice to add to gift enclosure cards, blank notes, or preprinted Father’s Day cards.
Sometimes a simple letter or list inside a blank card with a nice front is just right. Writing on subjects like those below also works for last-minute gifts, sent via e-mail. The following may be used as jump-off ideas or one can come up with unique sentiments that fit the individual.
- Lessons learned from Father
- Lifelong family memories with Dad
- Reasons why Dad is loved (this could be a family project)
- Early memories of Dad (adding photos would make this special)
- Funny stories about Dad or Granddad
- What makes Dad the best father in the world
Other Suite 101 articles of interest for card and gift ideas may include Wise Quotes from Great Thinkers, Easy Ideas How to Make Gift Baskets, and Old-Fashioned Ginger Snaps Recipe See the websites Best Gifts for Boyfriends and Husbands for ideas for gifts for men. For fun words, see Funny Sayings and Quotes.
Happy Father's Day and remember: Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad.
Janienne Jennrich - Janienne Jennrich, Topic Editor for Kids & Teen Parties and for Hair, is an award-winning freelance writer & webmaster.
