Becoming a Godparent is a high honor! When someone selects you to help raise their child to know their Christian faith, they’re not only entrusting the spiritual development of that child to you, but also looking to you as a mentor, friend, and support throughout that child’s life. Godfathers start their bond with their Godchild at the baptismal font, but continue that relationship throughout their life.
Godfathers have been around for thousands of years, taking on different roles as culture and family dictated. Currently, Godfathers are mentors and spiritual encouragers for their Godchildren.
Arguably, one of the greatest and most influential films ever made is The Godfather, which premiered in 1972. It is still one of the most quoted movies ever, so, we would be remiss if we did not feature some quotes from The Godfather as encouragement for Godfathers 50 years later!
So, we’ve included the Best Quotes for Godfathers, Christian Quotes for Godfathers, Quotes for Godfathers from The Godfather, and Inspiring Quotes for Godfathers. We hope we can inspire and encourage you along your journey of mentorship!
Best Quotes for Godfathers
- “A man ought to live so that everybody knows he is a Christian…and most of all, his family ought to know.” -Dwight L. Moody
- “My father didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.” -Clarence Budington Kelland
- “We are given children to test us and make us more spiritual.” -George F. Will
- “If you want to lead a balanced life, decide how many hours you want to work and stick to your guns. Put work appointments on your calendar in pencil, but put your family commitments in pen. Love is time, and time is love.” -Patrick Morley
- “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
- “A father’s responsibility is not to make the child’s decisions, but to let the child watch him make his.” -Ed Cole
- “Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.” -John Crosby
- “The really great man is the man who makes every man feel great.” -G.K. Chesterton“Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.” -Steve Jobs
- “The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” -Steven Spielberg
- “The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.” -Plutarch
Christian Quotes for Godfathers
- “Family education and order are some of the chief means of grace; if these are duly maintained, all the means of grace are likely to prosper and become effectual.” – Jonathan Edwards
- “Psychoanalysis . . . daily demonstrates to us how youthful persons lose their religious belief as soon as the authority of the father breaks down.” -Sigmund Freud
- “The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.” -Dennis Rainey
- “A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society.” -Billy Graham
- “In addition to teaching your children throughout the day, you must set aside specific, planned times to worship the Lord and learn His Word together. Conducting family devotions requires planning and diligence if this godly practice is to develop and be maintained in your home.” -John C. Broger
- “I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.” -1 John 2:13
- “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” -Proverbs 22:6
- “Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him.” -Psalm 127:3
- “Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’ ” -Matthew 19:14
- “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” -3 John 1:4
Quotes for Godfathers from The Godfather
- “Tell me. Do you spend time with your family?” “Sure I do.” “Good. Because a man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” -Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
- “The only wealth in this world is children. More than all the money, power on Earth, you are my treasure.” -Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
- “The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, lies in its loyalty to each other.” -Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
- “Friendship is everything. Friendship is more than talent. It is more than the government. It is almost the equal of family.” -Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
- “You can do anything but never go against the family.” -Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
- “Forgive. Forget. Life is full of misfortunes.” -Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
Inspiring Quotes for Godfathers
- “Train up a child in the way he should go—but be sure you go that way yourself.” -Charles Spurgeon
- “I like to compare the job of a father to that of a long-distance runner. Fathering is a marathon—a long and often trying journey—and we must be disciplined if we hope to finish successfully.” -Ken R. Canfield
- “What a boy can use, and too often doesn’t have, are the heart of his father and the fellowship of men. A boy needs at least one man who pays attention to him, spends time with him, and admires him. A boy needs a role model, a man whom he can regard as a mentor.” -Dennis Rainey
- “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” -Winston Churchill
- “I like to compare the job of a father to that of a long-distance runner. Fathering is a marathon—a long and often trying journey—and we must be disciplined if we hope to finish successfully.” -Ken R. Canfield
- “I try to spend as much time as possible with God and my family. That’s more important than anything I’m doing in baseball.” – Albert Pujols
- “We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.” -Whoopi Goldberg
- “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” -Isaac Newton
Conclusion
Godfathers play an important role in the lives of their Godchildren, and deserve to be celebrated! Our Quotes for Godfathers do just that! They will inspire and encourage you as you walk alongside your Godchildren, encourage them in their faith, and act as a mentor for their life!
For more great quotes, check out our Inspirational Godparent Quotes!
