A tribe must desist from boasting of their forefathers; if they will not leave off boasting, verily they will be more abominable near God, than a black beetle which rolleth forward filth by its nose; and verily God has removed from you pride and arrogance. There is no man but either a righteous believer or […]
Ancestors Quotes
Whatever good there is in the world I inherit from the courage and work of those who went before me. I, in turn, have a responsibility to make things better for those who will inherit the earth from me.
Many a family tree needs trimming.
Everyone has ancestors and it is only a question of going back far enough to find a good one.
Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.
Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there are absolutely no limitations to where you can go.
The cuckoo lays her eggs in another bird’s nest; it may be hatched among blackbirds or robins or thrushes, but it is always a cuckoo. A man cannot deliver himself from his ancestors.
They who depend on the merits of ancestors, search in the roots of the tree for the fruits which the branches ought to produce.
Pedigree, n. The known part of the route from an arboreal ancestor with a swim bladder to an urban descendant with a cigarette.
Genealogy, n. An account of one’s descent from an ancestor who did not particularly care to trace his own.
