Fathers

“I have discovered very little in life that I am adept at doing. I cannot fix your car, repair your roof, or even drive a nail straight. However, I have given everything I have to being a father, and I happily stand back to see the results.”

“As a father shows mercy to his sons, Jehovah has shown mercy to those fearing him.”

“The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them.”

“The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one – particularly if he plays golf.”

“Human society was so constituted, for human nature was so constituted, that the honour and dignity of a father were connected with that of a son; and there was no son who must not be disturbed and disquieted by imputations on his father.”

“As a man of the world, and speaking as a father, I am satisfied that solitary children are not so happy, and not so likely to make good men and women, as children brought up in the society of brothers and sisters in early life.”

“A father, by the law of God and nature, is bound to support his son, and è contra, in case the father is empoverished.”

“The rights of a father are sacred rights because his duties are sacred duties.”

“Your Lord has ordained that you must not worship anything other than Him and that you must be kind to your parents. If either or both of your parents should become advanced in age, do not express to them words which show your slightest disappointment. Never yell at them but always speak to them with kindness.Be humble and merciful towards them and say, "Lord, have mercy upon them as they cherished me in my childhood."”