"One night a father overheard his son pray: Dear God, Make me the kind of man my Daddy is. Later that night, the Father prayed, Dear God, Make me the kind of man my son wants me to be."

Unknown, Source on Fathers
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"When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry."

Proverb, Jewish on Family
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"It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons."

Schiller, Johann Friedrich Von on Heart
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"My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it."

Kelland, Clarence Buddinton on Action
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"By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong."

Wadworth, Charles on Fathers and Sons
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"Father, may these people have the vision to see, the faith to accept the truth, the courage to stand by that which they know is right."

Unknown, Source on Courage
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"Be kind to thy father, for when thou were young, who loved thee so fondly as he? He caught the first accents that fell from thy tongue, and joined in thy innocent glee."

Courtney, Margaret on Fathers
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"When I was a boy I used to do what my father wanted. Now I have to do what my boy wants. My problem is: When am I going to do what I want?"

Levenson, Samuel on Freedom
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"Father in Heaven! When the thought of thee wakes in our hearts let it not awaken like a frightened bird that flies about in dismay, but like a child waking from its sleep with a heavenly smile."

Kierkegaard, Soren on Prayer
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