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.
Prodigious actions may as well be done, by weaver’s issue, as the prince’s son.
My nobility begins in me, but yours ends in you.
When I want a peerage, I shall buy one like an honest man.
My father was a Creole, his father a Negro, and his father a monkey; my family, it seems, begins where yours left off.
Confound these ancestors. They’ve stolen our best ideas!
The best blood will sometimes get into a fool or a mosquito.
