Fatherly Perspectives, Quotes and Observations

“Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!” -Lydia M. Child, Lydia M. Child books//
“There’s no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.” -Dwight D. Eisenhower (Pictured in this post), Dwight D. Eisenhower books//
“Obey thy Natural father, but thy Spiritual more.” -James Howell, James Howell books//
“There must always be a struggle between father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.” -Samuel Johnson, Samuel Johnson books//
“It is much easier to become a father than to be one.” -Kent Nerburn, Kent Nerburn books//
“We think our Fathers Fools, so wise we grow;
Our wiser Sons, no doubt, will think us so.”
-Alexander Pope, Alexander Pope books//
“Always obey your parents, when they are present.” -Mark Twain, Mark Twain books//
“The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he golfs.” -Betrand Russell, Bertrand Russell books//
“One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” -George Herbert, George Herbert books//
“I phoned my dad to tell him I had stopped smoking. He called me a quitter.” -Steven Pearl, Steven Pearl books//
“Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur.” -Alvin Toffler, Alvin Toffler books//
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Comment by damonm55 on 17 January 2008:
And my personal favorite,”How many times do I have to tell you, DONT PUT YOUR TOES IN YOUR MOUTH” — me to my son, 12 times a day.
Comment by Jeremy Neal on 18 January 2008:
Or, “Stop taking your socks off!” Kids and feet!