Father’s Day is a special occasion in our lives to acknowledge and celebrate the hardships that our fathers go through to provide us with a very comfortable life. However, it is not easy to express our feelings in words. The world’s purest feelings are hard to jot down. But don’t worry; I have compiled a list of 150 best heart-touching Happy Father’s Day quotes in this post.
You can use these quotes to write an emotional message for your father on his special day. Apart from that, I have also designed images for some of these quotes. Please feel free to share these meaningful quotes with your father, husband, boyfriend, or father-like figure in your life.
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150 Best Father’s Day Quotes and Sayings for Dad 2023
1. “A girl’s first true love is her father.” —Marisol Santiago
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2. “A father’s smile has been known to light up a child’s entire day.” — Susan Gale
3. “Fathers just have a way of putting everything together.” — Erika Cosby
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4. “No music is so pleasant to my ears as that word―father.” —Lydia Maria Child
5. “When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” – Linda Poindexter
6. “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived, and let me watch him do it.” – Clarence Budington Kelland
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7. “A father is someone you look up to no matter how tall you grow.” —Unknown
8. “To a father growing old nothing is dearer than a daughter.” – Euripides
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9. “Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.”
10. “A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely.”
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11. “Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad.”
12. “A father carries pictures where his money used to be.”
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13. “No man stands taller than when he stoops to help a child.”
14. “To her, the name of father was another name for love.”
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15. “Some people don’t believe in heroes, but they haven’t met my dad.”
16. “Having a kid is like falling in love for the first time when you’re 12, but every single day.”
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17. “The greatest mark of a father is how he treats his children when no one is looking.”
18. “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
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19. “It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.”
20. “The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.”
21. “Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever.”
22. “No matter how old I get, I’ll never stop needing my dad.”
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23. “I need more than one day to celebrate just how special you are.”
24. “I should tell you this more often, but I love you. Enjoy your special day!”
25. “Warm greetings on Father’s Day to you. You have been the dad who has been my strongest pillar and support system. Thank you for everything.”
26. “I know you’ve loved me as long as I’ve lived, but I’ve loved you my whole life.”
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27. “Dearest dad, you are the only one who has always inspired me to become a better person, to have higher goals. With lots of love, wishing you Happy Father’s Day.”
28. “Dads hold our hands for a little while and hold our hearts forever.”
29. “Had you not been my dad, I would have been a lost soul. Had you not been there, this life would have been so meaningless. Happy Father’s Day to you daddy.”
30. “Dads teach us lots of things, but the real lesson is always love.”
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31. “Dear Daddy, no matter where I go in life, you’ll always be my number one man.”
32. “My father taught me not to overthink things, that nothing will ever be perfect, so just keep moving, and do your best.”
33. “The great lesson my mother and father gave me was almost invisible. It was a strong sense of being rooted.”
34. “I know I never tell you this often. But I love you, dad.”
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35. “Our children are blessed beyond measure that they can call you “dad.” You’re the best father to them and for that I’m forever grateful.”
36. “Being a good father can easily go unnoticed, yet it is one of the most valuable assets for the family.”
37. “A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life.”
38. “Happy Father’s Day to the world’s greatest father, husband, guardian, and companion.”
39. “Being a daddy’s girl is like having permanent armor for the rest of your life.”
40. “Watching you become the father I always knew you would be has been one of the greatest joys of my life.”
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41. “Thanks for making all the sacrifices silently and working hard just to get us a better life! I love you, happy fathers day dad!
42. “He who has daughters is always a shepherd.”
43. “My mother gave me my drive but my father gave me my dreams.”
44. “We’re cool parents, and it’s all because of you. Happy Father’s Day, cool dad!
45. “To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.”
46. “A father should be his son’s first hero, and his daughters first love.”
47. “Behind every great daughter is a truly amazing dad.”
48. “No one is able to make a girl a queen except her father.”
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49. “A father’s tears and fears are unseen, his love is unexpressed, but his care and protection remain as a pillar of strength throughout our lives.” ― Ama H. Vanniarachchy
50. “The laugh of a daughter is the favorite symphony of a father.”
51. “Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.” — Gloria Naylor
52. “For father, his daughter is no less than a breath.” — Sachin Ramdas Bharatiya
53. “Fathers, be your daughter’s first love and she’ll never settle for anything less.” — Unknown
54. “To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” — Euripides
55. “All fathers are teachers of the life: they teach their daughters what they can expect from men.”
56. “All my life’s problems have just one simple solution – a hug from my daughter.”
57. “Dad. He can play like a kid, give advice like a friend, and protect like a bodyguard.”
58. “Do you want all problems to melt away? Look at your daughter, hug her and kiss!”
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59. “The mark of a wonderful father is the one whose children run into his arms when his arms are empty.”
60. “A daughter needs a dad to be the standard against she will judge all men.” — Gregory E. Lang
61. “No one is able to make the female a queen except her father.” — Arab Proverb
62. “A father holds his daughter’s hand for a short while, but he holds her heart forever.” — Unknown
63. “Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.”
64. “Happy Father’s Day to the man of my heart. You’re my forever happy place. I love you.”
65. “I love my father as the stars—he’s a bright shining example and a happy twinkling in my heart.” — Terri Guillemets
66. “Your love reflects in the eyes of our children. They beam with joy when you enter the room. I adore you and am so blessed to have a respectful, hardworking husband. Happy Father’s Day.”
67. “My dad believed in me, even when I didn’t. He always knew I could do this.” — Taylor Swift
68. “My father died many years ago, and yet when something special happens to me, I talk to him secretly not really knowing whether he hears, but it makes me feel better to half believe it.” — Natasha Josefowitz
69. “The most admirable thing ever has to be a father protecting his daughter.”
70. “In the darkest days, when I feel inadequate, unloved, and unworthy, I remember whose daughter I am and I straighten my crown.”
71. “For all the things my eyes have seen, the best by far is you.”
72. “A father is always a guiding light to his children whose love shows the way. Happy Father’s Day.”
73. “Being a good father takes so much more than giving birth and lets us appreciate every father’s efforts.”
74. “Fathers never hesitate to go above and beyond to meet the family’s needs! Happy Father’s Day to them!”
75. “Dad, thanks for making me feel like a princess in my entire life. You deserve a ton of respect. Wishing you all the happiness in the world on this special day!”
76. “One of the blissful gifts I could have ever asked for was you. Happy Father’s Day, daddy.”
77. “You’ve provided me with everything a child can wish for and I’ll be grateful to you forever. Happy father’s day.”
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78. “You are the true king of my heart. I love you so much. #HappyFathersDay dad!”
79. “I don’t need anyone to make me feel safe when you’re with me. I don’t need anyone to make me feel happy when you’re by my side. Happy Father’s Day.”
80. “Your love, care, and sacrifice made my life beautiful. Without you, I’d be so hopeless and incomplete. Happy Father’s Day, Papa.”
81. “Wishing absolute happiness in the world to my dearest Father! Thank you, Papa, for just being you! I love you, and Happy Father’s Day!”
82. “I’m not the prince of the world, but I’m the prince of my father’s kingdom. Happy Father’s Day to my lovely dad. I feel blessed to be your son.”
83. “Dad, you are the definition of a ‘good human’ and a ‘perfect father’ to me. I hope I can follow your path as well. Happy Father’s Day to you!”
84. “Father! To me, you are the definition of inspiration, courage, and unconditional love. Happy Father’s Day, my old man.”
85. “Happy Father’s Day, Dad! You were the one who guided me through the thick and thin and inspired me to chase my dreams and ambitions!”
86. “It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life.”
87. “No one sacrifices their happy moments for the family like you do. I love you. Happy Father’s Day!”
88. “You are always ready to go the extra mile to bring smiles on their faces. I feel very proud to be your wife and the mother of your children. Happy Father’s Day!”
89. “The way you treat me makes me feel as peaceful as being under my father’s guidance. Happy father’s day.”
90. “All father`s problems have a very simple solution: it’s the happiness of his daughter.”
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91. “He sweeps her hair back from her ears, and he swings her above his head. He says she is his émerveillement, and he says he will never leave her, not in a million years.”
92. “My fingers may be small, but I’ve got my daddy wrapped around them.”
93. “Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, and singers of song.” — Pam Brown
94. “You brought me every single toy that I wanted when I was young. I hope I can return the favor when I grow up by achieving every single goal that you always wanted me to. I love you.”
95. “I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection.”
96. “Daddy, thanks for being my hero, chauffeur, financial support, listener, life mentor, friend, guardian, and simply being there every time I need a hug.”
97. “Our paths ended too soon, dad. I wish we had more time. I wish we had more moments. I wish you could stay forever. I know you’re resting in peace but I miss you, dad. I miss you so much.”
98. “It was an honor to have learned from you. You taught me even when you weren’t trying to teach me by being a great man of honor who garnered respect everywhere he went. I miss you.”
99. “Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.”
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100. “A boy’s first hero is his dad.”
101. “The best fathers have the softest, sweetest hearts. In other words, great dads are real marshmallows.”
102. “A father is a man who expects his son to be as good a man as he meant to be.”
103. “A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.”
104. “A dad is a person who wants to catch you before you fall, but he instead picks you up and lets you try again.” — Unknown
105. “I love to wear my daddy’s shoes, even though my feet are small. When they are in my daddy’s shoes, I feel 10 feet tall. Some day I’ll grow to fill them, I only hope to be, as fine a man and great a dad, as my daddy is to me.”
106. “Being a great father is like shaving. No matter how good you shaved today, you have to do it again tomorrow.” — Reed Markham
107. “She did not stand alone, but what stood behind her, the most potent moral force in her life, was the love of her father.” — Harper Lee
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108. “A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.”
109. “A father doesn’t tell you that he loves you. He shows you.”
110. “The greatest thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.”
111. “Rocks nor sand, nor wind or rain, can keep me separated from a daughters love.”
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112. “One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.” — George Herbert
113. “Dads are like chocolate chip cookies; they may have chips or be totally nutty, but they are sweet and make the world a better place, especially for their children.” — Hillary Lytle
114. “Every child needs a gentle hand to guide them as they grow. So walk alongside me, Daddy. We have a long way to go.”
115. “The reason why daughters love their Dad the most is…that there is at least one man in the world, who will never hurt her.”
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116. “The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams, and aspirations he sets not only for himself but for his family.”
117. “We never know the love of a parent till we become parents ourselves.”
118. “There will always be a few people who have the courage to love what is untamed inside us. One of those men is my father.”
119. “The most admirable thing ever has to be a father protecting his daughter.”
120. “My Dad – He can play with me like a kid, give advice to me like a friend and protect me like a body guard.
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121. “When you need real understanding, when you need someone to care, when you need someone to guide you … A father’s always there.”
122. “When a father gives to his son, both laugh. When a son gives to his father, both cry.” — William Shakespeare
123. “If you look inside a father’s heart where no one else can see, you will find he is as sentimental and as soft as he can be.”
124. “Fatherhood is the best thing I ever did. It changes your perspective. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint a painting, but having kids is really the most extraordinary thing I have taken on.” — Brad Pitt
125. “Thanks for being in all my favourite memories. Happy Father’s Day!”
126. “My father wanted me to have all the educational opportunities he never had, so he sent me to a girls’ school.” — Jack Herbert
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127. “The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get.” — Tim Russert
128. “Dad, one day is not enough to honour how special you truly are, because you are just amazing every day of the year
129. “A father stands behind us endlessly, and even though at times we tend to fall, he is always there to guide us to the light.”
130. “Fathers are wonderful in a million different ways, and they always deserve loving compliments and lots of praise.”
131. “You don’t have to deserve your mother’s love. You have to deserve your father’s. He’s more particular.”
132. “Near or far, I’m always so thankful for the great dad you are. Happy Father’s Day!”
133. “Dad – when I count my blessings, I count you twice.”
134. “No matter where I am, your spirit will be beside me. For I know that no matter what, you will always be with me.”
135. “To the world you are a man. To our family, you are the world.”
136. “A father is always ready to help in a kind and thoughtful way, with forgiveness and encouragement.”
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137. “I’m so grateful to be sharing life, love and parenthood with a wonderful man like you.”
138. “Dad, wherever you are, you are gone, but you will never be forgotten.” — Conrad Hall
139. “Dad, even a fleeting memory of your loving smile is enough to light up my darkest days. I love you!”
140. “Dad – If I could write a story, it would be the greatest ever told, of a king and a loving dad, who had a heart of gold.”
141. “Daddies don’t just love their children now and then, it’s a love without an end.”
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142. “A broke father that spends time with his child is better than a rich one that only sends checks.”
143. “You know all is right when your father has a way of putting it all back together.”
144. “He did not tell me how to live, he lived and let me watch him do it.”
145. “Dad, for all those times I left it unsaid, thank you.”
146. “The greatest gift I ever got from god is the one I call dad.”
147. “Dad, when I grow older, I will be so glad if I can be half as amazing as you have been to me.”
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148. “Happy Father’s Day to the dads who sacrifice their good days to make ours best and spare no effort to put on a smile on our faces!”
149. “Seeing what a great father you are only makes me love you more.”
150. “He the one who has given his patience, trust, time, pride, love and joy to me. Thank you father.”
Summing Up
In this article, we shared a list of 150 best heart-touching Happy Father’s Day quotes. I hope you liked these quotes and they helped you send your father an emotional message on this special day. Let us know which quote you find the most emotional and heart-touch and which you will use to wish your father.
