by R.L Hanlon

Created on: June 09, 2008

The best thing about sayings is the fact they have the ability to say so much with so few words. They are especially useful for those of us who do not have the ability to express our emotions and thoughts in words, yet we can use the wise words of a saying to say so much.

You'll find many thoughtful and endearing sayings expressed inside a card, but you can make them more personal by being creative in how you present the saying to your dad. These sayings can be used in conjunction with your gift to express your thoughts and feelings and tell Dad just how special he is in your life.

The following sayings can be used in a card or a letter to give to that special male that has influenced your life.

SAYINGS TO EXPRESS LOVE

There comes a time when most of us stop saying, "I love you" to our parents. But it's on Father's Day that you can set aside the time to remember to tell your father this heartfelt sentiment.

"Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father." Lydia M Child.

"One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters." George Herbert

"To her the name of father was another name for love." Fanny Fern

SAYINGS TO SHOW APPRECIATION

We may not show dad we appreciate everything he has done for us, but these sayings will express this gratitude to our father.

"It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons." Johann Schiller

"I've had a hard life, but my hardships are nothing against the hardships that my father went through in order to get me where I started." Bartrand Hubbard

"It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father." Pope John XXIII

SAYINGS TO SHOW RESPECT

It is not until we're older do we truly realize the influence our father has been in our lived. These quotes are those that respect the man your father raised you to be.

"Father! To God himself we cannot give a holier name." William Wordsworth

"He didn't tell me how to live; and let me watch him do it." Clarence Budington Kelland

"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection" Sigmund Freud

SAYINGS ABOUT FATHERS IN GENERAL

If you're looking for a saying that will sum up many qualities your father possesses, then some of these below may be what you're looking for.

"It is a wise father that knows his own child." William Shakespeare

"When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry." Jewish Proverb.

"Love and fear. Everything the father of a family says must inspire

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