Inspirational Quotes on Parents

“If ever we needed to put the Golden Rule into action, it’s with our aging parents.”

“My father-in-law . . . was a great inspiration to me both in life and in his preparation for death.”

“Both my parents had a great influence on me. I never heard my father use a profane or even a slang word. I always respected him because of his complete integrity. In his business dealings his handshake was like a contract. He was as good as his word. Of all the people I have ever known, my mother had the greatest influence on me.”

“Many parents preach to their children but do not set good examples. Parents want the children to do as they say, not as they do.”

“The greatest tribute a boy can give to his father is to say, “When I grow up, I want to be just like my dad.” It is a convicting responsibility for us fathers and grandfathers.”

“Although the testimony of my mother’s life helped mold me and taught me how to live, the testimony of her last years and her death gave me insight into how to die.”

“Parenting is the most important responsibility most of us will ever face, and none of us does it perfectly.”

“In searching for ways to bridge the generation gap, there is no doubt that we, as parents, will have to practice what we preach, by striving more to bring our conduct into line with our code of beliefs.”

“What a blessing it is for parents to believe in their children.”

“Parents have bought into the world’s pastimes chock-full of pop culture, and it is searing the souls of our children. Parents have allowed electronic babysitters to infiltrate their homes and minds; young people’s sense of right and wrong is being choked by wild and rank weeds in a moral wasteland.”

“The influence of a mother upon the lives of her children cannot be measured. They know and absorb her example and attitudes when it comes to questions of honesty, temperance, kindness, and industry.”

“Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.”

“What a comfort it was for me to know that no matter where I was in the world, my mother was praying for me.”

“Parents, pray that God may crown your home with grace and mercy.”

“A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone.”

“If God gives you responsibility for aging parents, seek what is best for them, not what is most convenient for you. And keep contact with them!”

“The reasonableness of the command to obey parents is clear to children, even when quite young.”

“The only persons who seem to have nothing to do with the education of the children are the parents.”

“The most influential of all educational factor is the conversation in a child's home.”

“After having so nobly disentangled themselves from the shackles of Parental Authority, by a Clandestine Marriage, they were determined never to forfeit the good opinion they had gained in the World, in so doing, by accepting any proposals of reconciliation that might be offered them by their Fathers – to their farther trial of their noble independence however they never were exposed.”