A man who boasts only of his ancestors confesses that he belongs to a family that is better dead than alive.
Ancestors Quotes
Every man serves a useful purpose: A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.
You should study the Peerage… It is the best thing in fiction the English have ever done.
Nearly every man is a firm believer in heredity until his son makes a fool of himself.
It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors.
A man’s rootage is more important than his leafage.
A genealogist is one who traces your family back as far as your money will go.
Genealogy: Tracing yourself back to people better than you are.
They that on glorious ancestors enlarge – Produce their debt instead of their discharge.
To forget one’s ancestor’s is to be a brook without a source, a tree without root.
