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Father’s Day is celebrated every third Sunday of June. And it’s the perfect time to send sweet Father’s Day quotes to your dad. Do you want to surprise your father with a customized card or present that includes a lovely message? Are you stumped as to which Father’s Day quotations would be most appropriate for your father?
Have a look at our collection of Father’s Day quotes, songs, and poetry filled with emotions.
The Earliest History Of Father’s Day
According to scholars, celebrating Father’s Day is not a new tradition but one that can be traced as far back as to the ruins of Babylon. Scholars note that in the ruins of Babylon, they found a message that was left by a boy named Elmesu. The boy had apparently carved a message for Father’s Day on a card that was made out of clay. The message has been recorded to be dated more than 4,000 years ago. In the card, the boy wished a long life and good health for his father.
Top 100 Father’s Day Quotes
Here are the top 100 quotes on Father’s Day that will stop your search right here:
- It’s not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and son (or daughter).
- A good father is more than a hundred school teachers.
- Father – I may outgrow your lap, but I know I will never outgrow your heart.
- Fathers are the most ordinary men who are turned by love into the biggest hero, adventurer, storyteller and singer of songs.
- Who is a father? A father is someone who wants to catch you before you fall, but instead, picks you up and brushes you off, and lets you try again. A father is someone who wants to keep you from making mistakes but instead lets you find your own way, even though his heart breaks in silence each time you get hurt. A father is someone who holds you when you cry, scolds you when you break the rules, shines with pride when you succeed and has faith in you even when you fail.
- Dear Father – I just want to let you know, you mean the world to me, only a heart as dear as yours, would give so unselfishly. The many things you’ve done, all the times that you were there, help me know deep down inside, how much you really care. Even though I might not say, I appreciate all you do, richly blessed is how I feel, having a Father just like you.
- The mark of a wonderful father is the one whose children run into his arms when his arms are empty.
- I love to wear my daddy’s shoes, even though my feet are small. When they are in my daddy’s shoes, I feel 10 feet tall. Some day I’ll grow to fill them, I only hope to be, as fine a man and great a dad, as my daddy is to me.
- Some people don’t believe in heroes, but they haven’t seen my dad.
- I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren’t trying to teach us. We are formed by the little scraps of wisdom.
- The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family.
- I love you Dad – What can you say to someone who has always been one of the most essential parts of your world, someone who took you by the hand when you were little, and helped to show the way? What do you say to someone who stood by to help you grow, providing love, strength and support, so you could become the person you are today? What can you say to let him know that he’s the best there is, and that you hope you’ve inherited some of his wisdom and his strength? What words would you say if you ever got the chance? Maybe you just say – I Love You Dad – and hope he understands.
- Dear Daddy, No matter where I go in life, who I get married to, how much time I spend with guys, how much I love my boyfriend, you’ll always be my number 1 man. Your words of advice have always helped me make the right decisions. Sincerely, your little girl.
- If at first you don’t succeed, call a parent. I call my dad.
- My Dad – He can play with me like a kid, give me advice like a friend and protect me like a bodyguard. Thank you for the abundant love and guidance.
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- A little girl needs her daddy for many many things. Like holding her high off the ground where the sunlight sings. Like being the deep music that tells her all is right, when she awakens frantic with the terrors of the night. Like being the great mountain that rises in her heart, and shows her how she might get home when all else falls apart. Like giving her the love that is her sea and air. So diving deep or soaring high, she’ll always find him there.
- My father is a man like no other. He gave me life, nurtured me, taught me, dressed me, fought for me, shouted at me, kissed me, but most importantly he loved me unconditionally. There are not enough words I can say to describe just how important my father was to me, and what a powerful influence he continues to be. I love you Dad.
- If you look inside a father’s heart where no one else can see, you will find he is as sentimental and as soft as he can be.
- A dad is a person who is loving and kind, and often he knows what you have on your mind. He’s someone who listens, suggests and defends. A dad can be one of your very best friends. He’s proud of your triumphs, but when things go wrong, a dad can be patient and helpful and strong. In all that you do, a dad’s love plays a part. There’s always a place for him deep in your heart, and each year that passes, you’re even more glad, more grateful, and proud, just to call him your dad. Thank you dad, for listening and caring, for giving and sharing, but especially for just being you.
- A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there. He is a guiding light who shows us the way. Thank you, dad, for your love and affection.
- A father stands behind us endlessly, and even though at times we tend to fall, he is always there to guide us to the light.
- My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person – he believed in me.
- A father isn’t defined as the man who makes the child, but rather a man who extends his hands and time to help with the child’s raising and his heart to love the child through anything.
- A great dad makes memories, goes on great adventures, always puts his family first, makes sacrifices, is patient, always has the time for kids, is a great teacher, loves his kids and their mother unconditionally.
- Fathers are wonderful in a million different ways, and they always deserve loving compliments and lots of praise.
- A father is a bodyguard that protects us and gives us comfort and also offers his compassion by offering us his shoulder and arms.
- It was my father who taught me to value myself.
- Dad – when I count my blessings, I count you twice.
- A father is a son’s first hero and a daughter’s first love.
- A father is the strength of the family who bonds and holds us together.
- A father means so many different things – an understanding heart and a source of strength and support right from the start.
- A father is always ready to help in a kind and thoughtful way, with forgiveness and encouragement.
- Dad – a father, guardian, protector, carer, friend, teacher, mentor, coach, task master, listener, sports teacher, tough on the outside soft in the middle, best dad a kid can ask for.
- Dad – If I could write a story, it would be the greatest ever told, of a king and a loving dad, who had a heart of gold. I could write a million pages, but still be unable to say just how much I love and miss you, every single day. I will remember all you taught me, I will always think of you and not be sad, because in my heart you will send me answers, coz I will always have you as my dad.
- Who needs a superhero when I have you as my dad?
- Daddies don’t just love their children now and then, it’s a love without an end.
- I am so glad when daddy comes home, glad as I can be, I clamp my hands and shout for joy, then climb upon his knee. I put my arms around his neck and I hug him tight like this. I pat his cheek, then give him what? A great big kiss.
- A broke father that spends time with his child is better than a rich one that only sends checks.
- So many things come to mind whenever I speak your name, it seems without you in my life, things have never been the same.
- My fingers may be small, but I can still wrap daddy around them.
- You know all is right when your father has a way of putting it all back together.
- He did not tell me how to live, he lived and let me watch him do it.
- The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.
- Dad, for all those times I left it unsaid, thank you.
- Dad, thanks for being around and showing me the way.
- Father, thank you for being patient with me even when I made it so difficult for you.
- Dad, you always believed in me and encouraged me to dream and go on to make my dreams a reality. Thank you for inspiring me so much and being a constant presence in my life.
- The greatest gift I ever got from god is the one I call dad. He is the one who has given his patience, trust, time, pride, love and joy to me. Thank you father.
- In all the things I try to do, I want to do them just like you. I’m watching every move you make, and trying to take each step you take. Although right now I’m sort of small, when I’m with you I feel ten feet tall. Like you, I want to be brave and smart, cause I love you daddy, with all my heart.
- Dad, when I grow older, I will be so glad if I can be half as amazing as you have been to me.
- My father is a man who has smiles that brighten each of my days. My father is a man who made me feel so good with his warm words of praise. And what is more is that he knows just what to do to make my wishes come true. My father is someone who always has the best stories to tell me. And just as importantly, he is a good listener as well. My father is patient, my father is kind and the very best. He is also the best friend I could ever hope to find. And I am proud to say it out loud that father, I love you.
- My father told me that I was uncommonly beautiful, and that I was the most precious thing ever in his life.
- A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed and yet one of the most valuable assets of a family.
- I remember when I was a kid, I wanted to grow up like my dad. You are simply the best dad, the best gift that I ever had. You have given your all for me, your love I’ve tasted all my life.
- Thank you dad for it is because of you that I have learnt how to be well behaved, and how to walk through life like I do, it’s just because of you.
- Daddy, thanks to you, no matter what, with you by my side, I am scared of nothing.
- Father – Forever with his Family. Always there for me no matter what. The only one who’s there. He’s my hero till the end. Encouraging me in everything I do. Really the only one, the one no one can beat coz he is the best.
- Dad, I may find my prince, but you will always remain my king.
- You taught me that dreaming is important, but you also taught me that nothing beats hard work and the determination and strength to keep at it.
- Father, you remind me that I am someone who can always look forward to and feel deserving of your love and care.
- I am a princess not because I have a prince, but because my father is a king.
- Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever.
- Daddy, I am never ashamed to say that no man I have ever met was my father’s equal, and that I have never loved any man as much as I have loved my father.
- Father, nothing I have ever done has given me as much as joy as seeing that love for me in your eyes.
- A real dad is not perfect. Yet he is present, reliable, active, caring, supportive, fair, comforting, a great teacher, a positive example of a man, funny in his own way and never afraid to show his love to his children and his family.
- You are always by my side, you make me believe that I can fly. I feel like I can soar really high, cause you are there watching me and smile. I am not who I am without you dad.
- A father is always making his little baby girl into a woman. And when she is a woman, he makes her feel like a little girl again.
- The greatest gift and blessing is having you as a father.
- Daddy, you are the one who taught me to always choose my own path, so today yet again I come walking back to you.
- You taught me to be imaginative and strong hearted. You taught me to try things that may seem to not work. You told me that no one should define my limits because of who I am. You taught me not to work for appreciation but for self satisfaction. For everything you taught me, thank you.
- Dad, you taught me to look inside myself and find strength. I love you for being my light.
- For each of the years you have been with me, I have been the most special creature walking on this planet.
- Today is a day of celebration. Today I give you my little footprint, that will one day fit your shoes. I watch what you are doing, because daddy, I want to be like you.
- You set me free and you told me that I could always count on you. From that day on daddy I made a vow that I will grow up and be just like you–a great father-figure, uncle, grandfather, and more.
- Daddy, you never asked me to fit in, you asked me to make my own space and be comfortable in it. You always told me you would be right next to my side, ready to hold me, but asking me to go on.
- A great dad never raises his voice, he improves the argument.
- Daddy – forever can never be long enough for me to feel like I’ve had you in my life for long enough.
- Happiness is the feeling of knowing that even though you are not always by my side, you are always guiding me.
- You taught me that each hardship in life and each fall I have taken has only made me stronger and made me beautiful.
- The reason that I will always love you more than any other man in the world is that there will be at least one man who will never hurt me.
- Daddy, you are as smart as Iron Man, as strong as Hulk, as fast as Superman, as brave as Batman – you are my favorite superhero.
- Some heroes do not wear a cape, they are called dads. They are every child’s first role model.
- Daddy, I just respect you and trust that you will always be right beside me.
Father’s Day Poems And Songs
Here is our selection of some happy Fathers Day poems and songs that will make great additions to any card, drawing, or gift.
- To the most amazing dad in the world, I raise my glass in celebration! Each day, my heart is filled with gratitude for the extraordinary father you continue to be.
- You are the pillar of strength, the compass, and the wellspring of inspiration in my life. Dad, your love and wisdom have profoundly influenced my journey.
- FATHER – ‘F’aithful ‘A’lways there ‘T’rustworthy ‘H’onoring ‘E’verloving ‘R’ighteous ‘S’upportive
- Daddy I love you, for all that you do. I’ll kiss you and hug you, for you love me too. You feed me and need me, you teach me to play. So smile, coz I love you, on this Father’s Day.
- Be kind to thy father, for when thou wert young, Who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, And joined in thy innocent glee.
- Happy Fathers Day
Happy Fathers day means more than have a happy day
It means I love you first of all
Then thanks for all you do
It means you mean a lot to me and that I honor you. - God made a father who is as sweet as a nectar, as brave as a lion, as cheerful as a bear, and he gave such a dear father to me.
Chorus 1:
Yes, when my dad played the mandolin
You could almost hear the orchestra play
When my dad played the mandolin
A waltz is what he played.
Now I am grown. I live on my own. I’m home on a rainy day I thought of old times so I called up my dad.
Long distance, ’cause I wanted to say “I’ve been thinking about you and those good old songs The ones we used to know.” “Well,” he said, “I put the mandolin down More than a year ago.” Now it’s taken me years to finally know The gift of that rainy day When my father would go and he’d look in his room And bring out his music to play He’d be playin’ a tune so sweet and so free As I sat there and followed along.
Now I give back to him what he gave to me than He gave to me a song.
Chorus 2:
Yes, when my dad played the mandolin
You could almost hear the orchestra play
When my dad played the mandolin
A waltz is what he played.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Are there religious Father’s Day quotes that I can use?
Yes, there are many religious Father’s Day quotes that you may send to your father, especially if you have the same faith and religion. These quotes will contain blessings of God over your father and your relationship with him, along with the feelings and thoughts you want to express to your Dad.
2. Can I use a Father’s Day quote in a social media post?
Whether you want to share a Father’s Day quote in a hand-written letter, greeting card, text message, or social media post, it depends on your personal choice. You can tag your father in the post along with the quote.
3. What are the benefits of sharing Father’s Day quotes?
Sharing Father’s Day messages and quotes is a great way to express your emotions, appreciation, and gratitude for your Old man. The thoughts you share in the quote will make him feel special and loved and will help strengthen your bond with him. It also celebrates the importance of fatherhood and conveys how important he is to you.
4. What are some unique and creative ways to use Father’s Day quotes?
You can incorporate Father’s Day quotes into personalized gifts, like engraving them on mugs, keychains, or photo frames. You could also add quotes to handmade cards, creating a heartfelt keepsake. For a unique twist, use quotes as captions on a digital slideshow of family photos, capturing special moments together. Additionally, sharing quotes on social media with a meaningful message or a short video tribute can make the celebration memorable and personal.
Fathers’ Day is celebrated to honor and recognize fathers across the world. While you should celebrate your father-daughter or father-son bond every day, it is good to have one special day dedicated to that selfless human being. You can use these heartwarming quotes, poems, and songs about fathers on your gift boxes, Instagram posts, texts, or as a message in letters to make your dad feel loved and special.
Infographic: Father’s Day Quotes
Our dad is our first hero. So, for all your father does and has done for you, why not express your gratitude to him on Father’s Day? In the infographic below, we bring some beautiful quotes to share with him and make his day! Illustration: Momjunction Design Team
Key Pointers
- Father’s Day is celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June.
- Father’s Day quotes help you express your deepest emotions for your father.
- Tell them how they have been your teacher and hero throughout your life.
- Send these quotes to thank them for being your support system in your ups and downs.
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Celebrate Father’s Day with these inspiring quotes! Share your love and appreciation for your dad with these heartfelt messages. these quotes can convey your feelings to your father and make him feel special.
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