Explore the timeless wisdom and warmth of grandpa through a collection of heart-touching Grandpa quotes.In this article,we delve into the essence of grandfatherly love and share insightful and nostalgic quotes that celebrate the unique bond between grandchildren and their grandpas.From nuggets of life advice to cherished memories,these Grandpa quotes encapsulate the essence of familial love.Join us on a journey of reflection and appreciation as we unveil the beauty of these heartfelt quotes that resonate with the wisdom and love only a grandpa can provide.
Grandparents Quotes:
1. “If nothing is going well,call your grandmother.”
2. “Something magical happens when parents turn into grandparents.”3. “Everyone needs to have access both to grandparents and grandchildren in order to be a full human being.”—Margaret Mead
4. “Being a grandparent means you can be as silly as you want to be.”
5. “Some of our greatest blessings call us 'grandma' and 'grandpa.'”
6. “Love is the greatest gift that one generation can leave to another.”—Richard Garnett
7. “Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven’t thought of yet.”
8. “When grandparents enter the door,discipline flies out the window.”—Ogden Nash
9. “Grandparents can be very special resources.Just being close to them reassures a child,without words,about change and continuity,about what went before and what will come after.”—Fred Rogers
10. “Grandparents are a treasure in the family.Please,take care of your grandparents: love them and let them talk to your children!”—Pope Francis
Inspirational grandfather quotes:
11. “A grandparent is a little bit parent,a little bit teacher,and a little bit best friend.”
12. "Grandparents are, without a doubt,some of the world’s best educators."—Charles W. Shedd
13. “A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.”—Erma Bombeck
14. “Grandparents are always being told that they are living history to their grandchildren,that they give the children the reassurance of their roots.For me and many grandmothers I have talked to,it works the other way as well. They give us continuity.”—Ruth Goode
15. “I know you’ve loved me since I was born,but I’ve loved you my whole life.”
16. “You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.”
17. “Grandfathers are just antique little boys.”
18. “Young people need something stable to hang on to—a culture connection,a sense of their own past,a hope for their own future.Most of all, they need what grandparents can give them.”—Jay Kesler
19. “Grandmas never run out of hugs or cookies.”
20. “There are no words to describe the happiness in holding your baby’s baby.”
Grandfather quotes funny:
21. “Grandchildren don’t make a man feel old; it’s the knowledge that he’s married to a grandmother.”—G.Norman Collie
22. “Because [grandparents] are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them,they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.”—President Jimmy Carter
23. “As you are now so once were we.”—James Joyce
24. "I’m going to be your grandpa! I have the biggest smile.I’ve been waiting to meet you for such a long, long while."—Billy Crystal
25. “Truth be told,being a grandma is as close as we ever get to perfection.The ultimate warm sticky bun with plump raisins and nuts.Clouds nine,10,and 11.”—Bryna Nelson Paston
26. “Uncles and aunts,and cousins,are all very well,and fathers and mothers are not to be despised; but a grandmother,at holiday time,is worth them all.”—Fanny Fern
27. “A child needs a grandparent,anybody’s grandparent,to grow a little more securely into an unfamiliar world.”—Charles and Ann Morse
28. “Being grandparents sufficiently removes us from the responsibilities so that we can be friends.”—Allan Frome
29. “My grandfather was a wonderful role model.Through him,I got to know the gentle side of men.”—Sarah Long
31. "Grandparents are the perfect blend of love,laughter,and happy memories."
32. “The smart,kind,beautiful child must have got it from their grandparents.”
33. “To a small child,the perfect granddad is unafraid of big dogs and fierce storms but absolutely terrified of the word 'boo.'”—Nicholas Brault
34. “The best baby-sitters,of course,are the baby’s grandparents.You feel completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods,which is why most grandparents flee to Florida.”—Dave Barry
35. “One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.”—Joy Hargrove
36. “It’s such a grand thing to be a mother of a mother — that’s why the world calls her grandmother.”
37. “Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do.Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.”—Alex Haley
38. “Most grandmas have a touch of the scallywag."—Helen Thomson
39. “Grandparents are like stars.You don’t always see them,but you know they’re there.”
40. “What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change,and they give me a million dollars worth of pleasure.”—Gene Perret
Memories of Grandfather quotes:
41. “The simplest toy,one which even the youngest child can operate,is called a grandparent.”—Sam Levenson
42. “Never have children,only grandchildren.”—Gore Vidal
43. “An hour with your grandchildren can make you feel young again.Anything longer than that,and you start to age quickly.”—Gene Perret
44. “Grandpas always have time for you when everyone else is too busy.”
45. “You are the sun,Grandma,you are the sun in my life.”—Kitty Tsui
46. “Her grandmother,as she gets older,is not fading but rather becoming more concentrated.”—Paulette Bates Alden
47. “Grandparents are a delightful blend of laughter,caring deeds,wonderful stories and love.”
48. “If I had known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren,I’d have had them first.”—Lois Wyse
49. "Grandparents hold our hands for just a little while,but our hearts forever."
50. “The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy.”—Sam Levenson
Grandfather quotes from grandchildren:
51. “Beautiful young people are accidents of nature / But beautiful old people are works of art.”—Marjory Barslow-Greenbie
52. "Grandparents are like magicians.They can create wonderful memories for their grandchildren out of thin air."
53. "Make up your mind to this.If you are different,you are isolated,not only from people of your own age but from those of your parents' generation and from your children's generation too.They'll never understand you and they'll be shocked no matter what you do.But your grandparents would probably be proud of you and say:'There's a chip off the old block,'and your grandchildren will sigh enviously and say: 'What an old rip Grandma must have been!' and they'll try to be like you."—Margaret Mitchell
54. “I loved their home.Everything smelled older,worn but safe; the food aroma had baked itself into the furniture.”—Susan Strasberg
55. "You will never look back on life and think,‘I’ve spent too much time with my grandchildren.’"
56. “If becoming a grandmother was only a matter of choice,I should advise every one of you straight away to become one.There is no fun for old people like it.”—Hannah Whithall Smith
57. “It is as grandmothers that our mothers come into the fullness of their grace.”—Christopher Morley
58. “Grandfathers are for loving and fixing things.”
59. “A grandmother is a safe haven.”—Suzette Haden Elgin
60. “You never know the love of a grandparent until you become one.”
Grandfather and grandson quotes:
61. "There is no distance that can lessen a grandparent’s love."
62. "I am convinced that grandkids are inherently evil people who tell their grandparents to 'just go to the library and open up an e-mail account—it's free and so simple.'"—Scott Douglas
63. "The very old and the very young have something in common that makes it right that they should be left alone together.Dawn and sunset see stars shining in a blue sky; but morning and midday and afternoon do not,poor things."—Elizabeth Goudge
64. "From my observation,the older you get,the more you like the word 'cozy.' That's why most of the elderly wear pants with elastic waistbands.If they wear pants at all.This may explain why grandparents are in love with buying grandkids pajamas and bathrobes."—Holly Goldberg Sloan
65. “Grandparents should play the same role in the family as an elder statesman can in the government of a country.They have the experience and knowledge that comes from surviving a great many years of life’s battles and the wisdom,hopefully,to recognize how their grandchildren can benefit from this.”—Geoff Dench
66. "Self-respect is something that our grandparents,whether or not they had it,knew all about.They had instilled in them,young,a certain discipline,the sense that one lives by doing things one does not particularly want to do,by putting fears and doubts to one side,by weighing immediate comforts against the possibility of larger,even intangible, comforts."—Joan Didion
67. "We grow up opposing our parents only to become like them enough to oppose our children who behave as we once did — a reminder of how dreadful we were toward those now-vindicated grandparents.And you thought God had no sense of humor."—Richelle E.Goodrich
68. "There will never be a day like the day your grandchild was born."
69. "In my grandparents' time,it was believed that spirits existed everywhere...in trees,rivers,insects,wells,anything... I like the idea that we should all treasure everything because spirits might exist there,and we should treasure everything because there is a kind of life to everything."—Hayao Miyazaki
70. “Have children while your parents are still young enough to take care of them.”—Rita Rudner
Caption for grandfather love:
71. "It's special,grandparents and grandchildren.So much simpler.Is it always so,I wonder? I think perhaps it is.While one's child takes a part of one's heart to use and misuse as they please,a grandchild is different.Gone are the bonds of guilt and responsibility that burden the maternal relationship.The way to love is free."—Kate Morton
72. "When she smiles,the lines in her face become epic narratives that trace the stories of generations that no book can replace."—Curtis Tyrone Jones
73. "You make all your mistakes with your own children so by the time your grandchildren arrive,you know how to get it right.Plus,once you turn 50,you kind of stop giving a s**t what others think."—Liz Fenton
74. "From Alan Lightman's intricate 1993 novel Einstein's Dreams; set in Berne in 1905: With infinite life comes an infinite list of relatives. Grandparents never die,nor do great-grandparents,great-aunts...and so on,back through the generations,all alive and offering advice.Sons never escape from the shadows of their fathers.Nor do daughters of their mothers.No one ever comes into his own...Such is the cost of immortality.No person is whole.No person is free."—Christopher Hitchens
75. “Children brought up by their grandparents are generally spoiled.”
76. “A man’s maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child, at play.”—Friedrich Nietzsche
77. “Becoming a grandmother is wonderful.One moment you’re just a mother.The next you are all-wise and prehistoric.”—Pam Brown
78. "Grandparents are voices of the past and the door to the future.They provide us with the wisdom from a lifetime of experience that should never be undervalued."
79. “Posterity is the patriotic name for grandchildren.”—Art Linkletter
80. “If God had intended us to follow recipes,He wouldn’t have given us grandmothers.”—Linda Henley
Grandfather quotes short:
81. “Sometimes our grandmas and grandpas are like grand-angels.”—Lexie Saige
82. “Every house needs a grandmother in it.”—Louisa May Alcott
83. “I feel like my grandparents and parents gave me a tremendous amount.And if I can pass some of that on,then I’ll be very happy.”—Caroline Kennedy
84. “It is one of nature’s ways that we often feel closer to distant generations than to the generation immediately preceding us.”—Igor Stravinsky
85. "Blessed are those who spoil and snuggle,hug and hope,pray and pamper,for they shall be called grandparents."
86. “Few things are more delightful than grandchildren fighting over your lap.”—Doug Larson
87. "If children are the rainbow of life,then grandchildren are the pot of gold."
88. “To keep the heart unwrinkled,to be hopeful,kindly,cheerful,reverent that is to triumph over old age.”—Thomas Bailey Aldrich
89. “No spring, nor summer hath such grace.As I have seen in one autumnal face.”—John Donne
90. “A grandparent has silver in their hair and gold in their heart.”
Unconditional love grandfather love quotes:
91. “It’s impossible for a grandmother to understand that few people,and maybe none, will find her grandchild as endearing as she does.”—Janet Lanese
92. “Grandparents,like heroes,are as necessary to a child’s growth as vitamins.”—Joyce Allston
93. “If your baby is ‘beautiful and perfect,never cries or fusses,sleeps on schedule and burps on demand,an angel all the time,’you’re the grandma.”—Teresa Bloomingdale
94. “They say genes skip generations.Maybe that’s why grandparents find their grandchildren so likable.”—Joan McIntosh
95. “I don’t intentionally spoil my grandkids.It’s just that correcting them often takes more energy than I have left.”—Gene Perret
96. “When it seems the world can’t understand,your grandmother’s there to hold your hand.”—Joyce K.Allen Logan
97. “Grandma serves kisses,counsel,and cookies daily.”
98. "I'm made up of the memories of my parents and my grandparents,all my ancestors.They're in the way I look,in the color of my hair.And I'm made up of everyone I've ever met who's changed the way I think."—Terry Pratchett
99. "Like many men and women who make egregious and irretrievable mistakes with their own children,she would redeem herself by becoming the perfect grandmother."—Pat Conroy
100. “A mother becomes a true grandmother the day she stops noticing the terrible things her children do because she is so enchanted with the wonderful things her grandchildren do.”—Lois Wyse
Short grandpa quotes from granddaughter:
101. "I would love to go back and travel the road not taken,if I knew at the end of it I’d find the same set of grandkids."—Robert Brault
102. “If you’re lucky enough to still have grandparents,visit them, cherish them and celebrate them while you can.”—Regina Brett
103. “Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation.”—Lois Wyse
104. “Unconditional positive regard is rarely given by anyone except a grandparent.”
105. “Elephants and grandchildren never forget.”—Andy Rooney
106. “Grandparents are a family’s greatest treasure,the founders of a loving legacy,The greatest storytellers,the keepers of traditions that linger on in cherished memory.Grandparents are the family’s strong foundation.Their very special love sets them apart.Through happiness and sorrow,through their special love and caring,grandparents keep a family close at heart.”
107. “The best place to be when you’re sad is Grandpa’s lap.”
108. "Kisses,cuddles,cookies,and treats,days spent with our grandparents are always so sweet."
109. “You don’t choose your family.They are God’s gift to you,as you are to them.”—Archbishop Desmond Tutu
110. “Grandparents are the best kind of grownups.”
Grandfather and grandson quotes short:
111. "Human beings look separate because you see them walking about separately.But then we are so made that we can see only the present moment.If we could see the past,then of course it would look different.For there was a time when every man was part of his mother,and (earlier still) part of his father as well,and when they were part of his grandparents.If you could see humanity spread out in time,as God sees it,it would look like one single growing thing — rather like a very complicated tree.Every individual would appear connected with every other."—C.S.Lewis
112. “It’s funny what happens when you become a grandparent.You start to act all goofy and do things you never thought you’d do.It’s terrific.”
113. "My grandparents suffered through the Depression,World War II,then came home to build the greatest middle class in human history.Lord knows they weren't perfect,but they sure came closest to the American dream."—Max Brooks
114. "It seems to me that sometimes the worst parents make the best grandparents.I'm not sure why.Maybe because there is enough of a generational separation that they don't see their grandchildren as an extension of themselves,so their relationship isn't tainted by any self-loathing.And of course,just growing older seems to soften and relax people."—Sarah Silverman
115. “Grandma always made you feel she had been waiting to see just you all day and now the day was complete.”—Marcy DeMaree
116. "I’m world famous.Throughout the globe—north,south,east,and west — there are literally four people who know my name.It’s great to have all four grandparents still living,and widely dispersed around the world."—Jarod Kintz
117. “Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us for growing old.”—Mary H.Waldrip
118. "Telling stories to my children that I was,in my turn,told by my parents and grandparents makes me feel part of something special and odd,part of the continuous stream of life itself."—Neil Gaiman
119. "When the child you love has a child you love with all that is within you,only then will you know just how grand being a grandparent truly is."
121. “Just about the time a woman thinks her work is done,she becomes a grandmother.”—Edward H. Dreschnack
122. "There is nothing like grandchildren in your arms to put a smile on your face,a lump in your throat, and a warm feel in your heart."
123. “Grandma and Grandpa,tell me a story and snuggle me with your love.When I’m in your arms,the world seems small and we’re blessed by the heavens above.”—Laura Spiess
124. “Grandparents make the world a little softer,a little kinder,and a little warmer.”
125. “My grandmother is over eighty and still doesn’t need glasses.Drinks right out of the bottle!”—Henry Youngman
126. “Grandchildren don’t stay young forever,which is good because Pop-pops have only so many horsey rides in them.”―Gene Perret
127. “Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.”—Lewis Mumford
128. “A baby has a way of making a man out of his father and a boy out of his grandfather.”—Angie Papadakis
129. “A grandma is someone who’s dear in every way.Her smile is like the sunshine that brightens each new day.”
130. “There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.”—Victor Hugo
Wise grandpa quotes:
131. “Surely,two of the most satisfying experiences in life must be those of being a grandchild and or a grandparent.”—Donald A.Norber
132. “A grandma is warm hugs and sweet memories.She remembers all of your accomplishments and forgets all of your mistakes.”—Barbara Cage
133. “Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting.”
134. “No one who has not known that inestimable privilege can possibly realize what good fortune it is to grow up in a home where there are grandparents.”—Suzanne La Follette
135. “Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild.”
136. “We should all have one person who knows how to bless us despite the evidence,Grandmother was that person to me.”—Phyllis Theroux
137. “Grandfathers know a lot.I know this because I am a grandfather and I feel like I know a lot of things,and frankly I’m rarely wrong.”–Blaine Pardoe
138. “Becoming a grandparent is a second chance.For you have a chance to put to use all the things you learned the first time around and may have made mistakes on.It’s all love and no discipline.There’s no thorn in the rose.”—Joyce Brothers
139. "Don’t ever,ever underestimate the will of a Grandfather.We’re madmen,we don’t give a damn; we got here before you and they will be here after you.We’ll make enemies,we’ll break laws,we’ll break bones,but you will not mess with the grandchildren!"—President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen),The West Wing
140. “Love each other.Love our children.Love our children’s children.”
Heartwarming grandfather quotes:
141. “There is nothing more wonderful than the love and guidance a grandparent can give his or her grandchild.”—Edward Fays
142. “A grandmother is a babysitter who watches the kids instead of the television.”
143. “In order to influence a child,one must be careful not to be that child’s parent or grandparent.”—Don Marquis
144. “Going to see my grandparents was the highlight of my childhood summers.I was doted upon,admired,entertained and overfed.I was never more content and happy.”—Carolyn Anthony
145. “Our grandchildren accept us for ourselves,without rebuke or effort to change us,as no one in our entire lives has ever done,not our parents, siblings,spouses,friends — and hardly ever our own grown children.”—Ruth Goode
146. "A grandparent is old on the outside,but young on the inside."
147. “My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty.She’s ninety-seven now,and we don’t know where the heck she is.”—Ellen DeGeneres
148. “Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping; they called it 'opportunity.'”—Charles J.Sykes
149. “No cowboy was ever faster on the draw than a grandparent pulling a baby picture out of a wallet.”
151. “There is no grandfather who does not adore his grandchildren.”–Victor Hugo
152. “To a small child,the perfect granddad is unafraid of big dogs and fierce storms but absolutely terrified of the word ‘boo’.”–Robert Brault
153. “A grandfather makes us laugh,makes us feel safe,and always makes us feel loved.”–Kate Summers
154. “One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.”–Joy Hargrove
155. “Grandchildren don’t stay young forever,which is good because grandfathers only have so many horsy rides in them.”–Gene Perret
156. “Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.”–Lewis Mumford
157. “Grandfathers are just antique little boys.”
158. “Grandpa got us up early,otherwise we might miss something.Sunsets,he loved ’em.Made us love ’em.”–Lucille Ball
159. “A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart.”–Unknown
160. “To be able to watch your children’s children grow up is truly a blessing from above.”–Byron Pulsifer
Grandpa quotes to make you miss you grandpa:
161. “My grandfather did a lot of things in his life.What he was most proud of was raising his family.”–Tagg Romney
162. “My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit.He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.”–Indira Gandhi
163. “More and more,when I single out the person out who inspired me most,I go back to my grandfather.”–James Earl Jones
164. “Being a grandfather is one of the true joys of life; it is an awesome time.”–Catherine Pulsifer
165. “Happiness is a grandpa hug.”
166. “Every parent knows that children look at their grandparents as a source of wisdom and security.”–David Jeremiah
167. “Great fathers get promoted to grandfathers.”
168. “Grandfathers know a lot.I know this because I am a grandfather and I feel like I know a lot of things, and frankly,I’m rarely wrong.”–Blaine Pardoe
169. “Grandfathers are wonderful,Grandfathers are kind,Grandfathers are special And I’m happy you are mine! I wish you a very warm and happy Father’s Day.”–Unknown
170. “A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart.”
Grandpa quotes on how great their company is:
171. “Grandfathers give us not only wisdom and encouragement,but they are an inspiration to us.”–Kate Summers
172. “Grandparenting is our consummate opportunity to serve rather than to be served,to love without taking offense,and to cheerlead and hand-hold those who come behind.”–Marty Norman
173. “When I think of all the blessings in my life,Grandpa,you are right there at the very top of the list!”–Unknown
174. “There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.”–Victor Hugo
175. “Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.”–William Feather
176. “Grandfathers are for loving and fixing things.”
177. “A baby has a way of making a man out of his father and a boy out of his grandfather.”–Angie Papadakis
178. “Grandpas bring a little wisdom,happiness,warmth,and love to every life they touch.”
179. “A grandfather has the wisdom of long experience and the love of an understanding heart.”
181. “My grandfather was a wonderful role model.Through him,I got to know the gentle side of men.”–Sarah Long
182. “My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride.He didn’t speak a terrible amount, but you could tell there was a ton on his mind – like a quiet acceptance of how life had turned out.”–Frank Ocean
183. “Grandpa has ears that truly listen,arms that always hold,love that’s never-ending,and a heart that’s made of gold.”
184. “To be able to watch your children’s children grow up is truly a blessing from above.”–Byron Pulsifer
185. “Love is the greatest gift that one generation can leave another.”–Richard Garnett
186. “Grandfathers are magicians who create wonderful memories for their grandchildren.”–Unknown
187. “One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.”–Joy Hargrove
188. “God blessed me with the best grandpa! Happy Father’s Day!”–Unknown
189. “Grandpa has ears that truly listen,arms that always hold,love that’s never-ending,and a heart that’s made of gold.”–Unknown
190. “When my grandmother got arthritis,she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore.So my grandfather does it for her all the time,even when his hands have arthritis too.That’s love.”–Unknown
191. “Recently I was tenderly hugging one of our precious little five-year-old granddaughters and said to her,‘I love you,sweetheart.’She responded rather blandly: ‘I know.’ I asked, ‘How do you know that I love you?’ ‘Because! You’re my grandfather!'”–Russell M. Nelson
192. “His heritage to his children wasn’t words or possessions,but an unspoken treasure,the treasure of his example as a man and father.”–Will Rogers Jr.
193. “Grandpa,you made my childhood unforgettable.I love you.”–Unknown
194. “‘Grandpa,how much do you love grandma?’ ‘Even in our late sixties,that smile on her wrinkled cheeks still gives me butterflies.'”–Abhi
195. “Grandpas are the wise ole ones that are cuddly as a bear,who always have a neat new trick and story yet to share.”–Katherine E.Harmon
196. “My best memory to recall is the gift of your presence the greatest gift of all.”–Rebecca D.Cook
197. “My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn.”–Louis Adamic
198. “He has achieved success who has lived well,laughed often,and loved much.”–Bessie A.Stanley
199. “My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn.”–Louis Adamic
200. “A grandfather is not just a role model,but also a great friend.”–Unknown
In conclusion,Grandpa quotes serve as timeless reminders of the profound impact grandfathers have on our lives.As we bid farewell to this exploration of wisdom and affection,may these quotes continue to resonate in our hearts,prompting gratitude for the cherished moments spent with our grandpas.Whether it's their sage advice,comforting presence,or the love that transcends generations,these quotes encapsulate the enduring legacy of grandfathers.Embrace the warmth of these sentiments and carry the spirit of your grandpa's wisdom with you,creating a lasting connection across time.
By: QuotidianVerse Team.
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