By profession, I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder, infinitely prouder, to be a father.
- General Douglas MacArthur
A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.
- Author Unknown
Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire one or the other.
- Joseph Joubert
Henry James once defined life as that predicament which precedes death, and certainly nobody owes you a debt of honor or gratitude for getting him into that predicament. But a child does owe his father a debt, if Dad, having gotten him into this peck of trouble, takes off his coat and buckles down to the job of showing his son how best to crash through it.
- Clarence Budington Kelland
Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.
- Ruth E. Renkel
Nothing I've ever done has given me more joys and rewards than being a father to my children.
- Bill Cosby
A father carries pictures where his money used to be.
- Author Unknown
The father who would taste the essence of his fatherhood must turn back from the plane of his experience, take with him the fruits of his journey and begin again beside his child, marching step by step over the same old road.
- Angelo Patri
