Breed is stronger than pasture.
Ancestors Quotes
Ah, sir, I know nothing about it; I am my own ancestor.
We cannot reform our forefathers.
One of my Swiss ancestors was the first teacher of the deaf in Zurich and wrote a book on the subject of their education – rather a singular coincidence; though it is true that there is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a […]
A man finds room in a few square inches of his face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his history, and his wants.
We live in an impertinent age; fearing the same sort of world-catastrophe which our ancestors hoped for.
All my best thoughts were stolen by the ancients.
Heredity is a splendid phenomenon that relieves us of responsibility for our shortcomings.
Ancestors are initiators. Descendants too often are imitators.
She descended from a long line her mother listened to.
