44 Father’s Day quotes & how to use them for photo books, cards & gifts

Father’s Day is a special time for celebrating your dad, your kids’ dad, and any other important father figures in your life. Along with cards, gifts, and connecting in person or from afar, it’s an opportunity to tell Dad how much he means to you. Putting all your feelings—and a lifetime of memories—into words and phrases is easier said than done, so consider quoting others who have done so.

We’ve collected the best quotes for Father’s Day ranging from lighthearted and witty to deeply sentimental. Browse for quotes that reflect your own feelings about Dad, then take inspiration from our project ideas to use them in custom creations like Father’s Day cards and photo books.

How to use quotes as captions in a Father’s Day photo book

One of the easiest ways to use quotes for Father’s Day is to turn them into captions in a photo book. The intuitive tools in Mixbook Studio™ make this very straightforward.

Choose a single photo or collage that matches the sentiment of the quotation, and create a caption in one of the following two ways:

1. Edit placeholder text: If the page in your photo book features placeholder text, double-click on the text, delete, then type or paste in the quote.
2. Add a new text box: In the Text panel to the left of the studio space, select “Add text” and click on the page. A new text box will open. Type or paste the quote into the new text box.

Once you have the quote text on the page, you can edit its appearance. Drag the text box to reposition it, drag the corners to resize, and use the tools in the Text panel to change the font, size, color, and alignment.

How to create a unique graphic with a Father’s Day quote

Use a combination of stickers, text, and layering techniques to create a unique graphic that showcases a Father’s Day quote. You can use this idea for Father’s Day photo books, cards, calendars, and even home decor prints.

Many Father’s Day photo book themes feature stickers among their design assets, but you also have access to the full Mixbook library for any project. Find them all in the Stickers panel.

Browse stickers and choose one that matches the sentiment of the quote as well as Dad’s personality and interests. Drag your chosen sticker onto the page, resize it by dragging from the corners, then layer a quote over it as follows:

1. Open the Text panel, select “Add Text” and click on top of the sticker.
2. Paste or type the quote into the text box.
3. Edit the quote using tools in the text panel e.g. size, font, alignment, and color.

Tip: Use the “Forward” and “Back” buttons in the pop-up menu to ensure the text appears in front of the sticker.

How to layer a Father’s Day quotes over a photo

As a creative alternative to placing a caption underneath a photo, consider layering the text over a full-page photo. Experiment with different text colors and fonts for legibility and eye-catching design. You can also try adjusting the opacity of the underlying photo for a different look. Here’s how:

1. With your project launched in Mixbook Studio™, drag a photo into a full-page frame.
2. Optionally adjust the opacity of the photo using the opacity tool in the pop-up menu (select Edit, then Opacity). You can also edit the photo in other ways, such as changing it to black and white or sepia.
3. Open the Text panel, select “Add Text” and click over the photo.
4. Type or paste the quote into the text box.
5. Edit the text using tools in the text panel e.g. font, size, alignment, and color.

How to add quotes to a Father’s Day card

Add meaning and sentiment to any Father’s Day card by adding a quote to the design. Choose a card with placeholder text that you can replace with a quote, or one with enough blank space to accommodate a new text box.

Here’s how we added a quote to this Father’s Day card:

1. Launch the card project in Mixbook Studio™ and add one or more photos.
2. Open the Text panel, select “Add Text,” and click in the space where you want the quote to appear. Or, double-click any placeholder text that you want to replace with a quote.
3. Paste or type your Father’s Day quote into the text box.
4. Edit the text using tools in the Text panel e.g. font, size, alignment, and color.

Tip: Mixbook’s flat card designs are customizable on both the front and back sides. Folded cards offer four customizable sides—two inside and two outside. You can add text, stickers, photos, and other design elements to any of these spaces.

Choose one of these 44 Father’s Day quotes for your card or gift

Looking for a quote to enhance your Father’s Day card, photo book, or other gift idea? Browse our collection below, which includes quotes that are funny, short and sweet, moving, and more.

Funny Father's Day quotes

• "By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong."—Charles Wadsworth
• "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
• "Even though I'm proud my dad invented the rear—view mirror, we're not as close as we appear." —Stewart Francis.
• “I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.”―Harry S. Truman
• "You can tell what was the best year of your father's life because they seem to freeze that clothing style and ride it out." —Jerry Seinfeld.
• “My father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic.” —Spike Milligan
• "I gave my father $100 and said, 'Buy yourself something that will make your life easier.' So he went out and bought a present for my mother." —Rita Rudner
• “My 4-year-old son gave me a handmade card for Father’s Day. Maybe for Christmas I’ll draw him a picture of some toys.” —Jim Gaffigan

Short & sweet Father's Day quotes

• "A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely." —Emile Gaboriau
• "Like father like son: Every good tree maketh good fruits." —William Langland
• "The older I get, the smarter my father seems to get." —Tim Russert
• "Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance." —Ruth E. Renkel
• “The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature.” ―Prevost Abbe
• “Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.” —Frank Pittman
• "One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters." —George Herbert
• “To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.” —Euripides
• “Of all nature’s gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children?” —Cicero
• “We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.” —Henry Ward Beecher
• “My father taught me to work hard, laugh often, and keep my word.” —Michelle Obama
• “The imprint of a father remains forever on the life of the child.” —Roy Lessin
• “Every son quotes his father, in words and in deeds.” —Terri Guillemets
• “When my father didn’t have my hand, he had my back.” —Linda Poindexter

Spiritual Father's Day quotes

• "Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it." —Proverbs 22:6
• "The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him." —Proverbs 23:24
• "And I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty." —2 Corinthians 6:18
• “When you teach your son, you teach your son’s son. ” —The Talmud

Father's Day quotes by Shakespeare

• "If by chance I talk a little wild, forgive me; I had it from my father."
• "My father's wit, and my mother's tongue, assist me!"
• "To you your father should be as a god, / One that composed your beauties, yea, and one / To whom you are but as a form in wax, / By him imprinted and within his power / To leave the figure or disfigure it."
• "It is a wise father that knows his own child."
• "Why, 'tis a happy thing / To be the father unto many sons."
• "O, that our fathers would applause our loves, / To seal our happiness with their consents!"

Moving Father's Day quotes

• "Forget Batman. When I really thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wanted to be my dad." — Paul Asay
• "You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they'll turn out to be heroes, even if it's just in your own eyes." — Wally Schirra
• "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
• "It's only when you grow up and step back from him—or leave him for your own home—it's only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it." — Margaret Truman
• "Any fool can have a child. That doesn't make you a father. It's the courage to raise a child that makes you a father." — Barack Obama
• "The quality of a father can be seen in the goals, dreams and aspirations he sets not only for himself, but for his family." — Reed Markham
• "I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any man as much." — Hedy Lamarr
• “If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.” — James Baldwin
• “Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father!” —Lydia M. Child
• “It is my pleasure that my children are free and happy, and unrestrained by parental tyranny. Love is the chain whereby to bind a child to its parents.” —Abraham Lincoln
• “Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, storytellers, and singers of song.” —Pam Brown
• “I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.” ―Umberto Eco

FAQs about Father’s Day quotes

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