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one of the other." Joseph Joubert

SAYINGS ABOUT THE FUTURE

These are some sayings that reflect on the past and tell dad how he has influenced you. These also tell of brighter futures and many more Father's Day celebrations you are to have together.

"Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance." Ruth E. Renkel

"By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong." Charles Wadsworth.

"The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get." Tim Russert

"If you know his father and grandfather you may trust his son." Moroccan proverb
REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST

As we grow, we also watch our parent's age. As this happens or as our own families begin to bloom we often reflect on our mother and father's influence on our lives. These quotes reflect on the past and how a father lent his hand to make us the people we are now.

"Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever." Author unknown.

"It doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was." Anne Sexton

FATHER'S DAY QUOTES BY CELEBRITIES

Many quotes we read have been said by celebrities who are reflecting on their father's influence in their lives. Here are some of the more thoughtful and inspiring quotes I have located said by celebrities.

"I felt something impossible for me to explain in words. Then, when they took her away, it hit me. I got scared all over again and began to feel giddy. Then it came to me... I was a father." Nat King Cole

"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

"You know, fathers just have a way of putting everything together." - Erika Cosby

Use any of the above quotes this approaching Father's Day to show dad what he really means to you. Using sayings has the ability to say so much in so few words and tell dad just how much he means to you.

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