Sometimes he would dive me nuts wanting to hang out all the time and He always said you can never spend too much time with, or love your kids too much. 11 months ago I had my first child. Now when i am hanging out with my son i really see what he meant. I spend a lot more time now fondly remembering all the fun stuff we used to do togther. The older i get the smarter he really was :)
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My father a Marine from the old school and a lifelong business owner told me while I briefly worked for him "Mark, the only thanks you will ever get for doing this job well is, 'You get to come back the next day."
This seemed kind of harsh to me then and he actually fired me 2 months later but through the years I have been able to appreciate things more deeply and I'm grateful for and cherish every little thing I've been blessed with.
I've been taught never to expect anything and use "earn daily to keep" to provide me fuel to work harder.
Source(s):
Marine parent

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Proverbs 22:6 (King James Version)
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

The best advice/gift my father ever gave to me was teaching me about the Lord, Jesus Christ, and bringing me to know Him as my personal Savior.

As a child, a teenager, and an adult, I have faced so many situations where knowing the Word of God has enabled me to make the best decisions for my life... or at least to avoid the wrong ones.

I am not a bible thumper, but there are many times in life that I have faced hardships where I very simply would not have made it through if it were not for a personal relationship with the Lord.
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'you are on your own'...................the sooner one realizes this the better..
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Money comes and goes, but friendship and family is worth more than you know. Haha it kinda rhymes too huh? He told me that I shouldn't dwell on things that are materialistic like money because when you look back on life you remember the people you spent it with not the cool stuff you had (unless your rich then it's both hehehe).
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My da (scottish accent) was always a comedian.
On special occasions he would wear his kilt and sporran.
I made the mistake of asking him what we wears under his kilt and he replied
"Lipstick, if I'm lucky!"

He also said to me
"You can shat on a rose, but ya kan't wipe yer arse with the thistle"
I wish he were still around to make me laugh.
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An Irish fart should always lilt with laughter
it should melt your heart & melt your shorts as well.
A lion's fart should roar with power
Cuckoo's should fart every hour
A nun's fart should have meaning but no smell.

He was saying most of what you get from folks is just escaping gas.
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