Quotable Quotes: A Philosophic Look At Fatherhood
by Miki SaxonMy best wishes on your special day to all the fathers reading this.
“Becoming a father is easy enough, but being one can be very rough” –Wilhelm Busch (And has nothing to do with furnishing the sperm.)
“When one has not had a good father, one must create one.” –Friedrich Nietzsche (This is for all you guys who have filled the father role for someone who needed it, whether for a few days, weeks or for life.)
“My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” –Clarence B. Kelland (Monkey see, monkey do and this leads us to the next bit of wisdom…)
“Every father should remember that one day his son [or daughter] will follow his example instead of his advice.” –Anon (See above.)
“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” –Mark Twain (This has to be one of the smartest things that Twain ever said—and that’s saying something!)
But it’s Wadsworth who really sums up parents and kids…
“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.” –Charles Wadsworth
Have a wonderful day!
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June 22nd, 2009 at 4:28 am
Great quotes, Miki. Thanks for sharing.
June 22nd, 2009 at 7:14 pm
“My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.”
I only hope that when I have children, they will be able to say this of me. Thanks for these quotes!
June 22nd, 2009 at 8:01 pm
You’re welcome, Becky, I’m glad you enjoyed them.
June 22nd, 2009 at 8:05 pm
You’re welcome, Alex. Most of us learn far more watching whatever it is being done then we do by hearing about it.
It’s the same for managing or leading or any other action. Doing is always worth more than talking.