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Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors. Voltaire Ancestors 105
People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Edmund Burke Ancestors 102
Our cautious ancestors, when yawning, blocked the way to the entrance of evil spirits by putting their hands before their mouths. We find a reason for the gesture in the delicacy of manner which forbids an indecent exposure. George H. Mead Ancestors 102
If you would civilize a man, begin with his grandmother. Victor Hugo Ancestors 101
There is nothing glorious about what our ancestors call history. It is simply a succession of mistakes, intolerances and violations. Claude Vorilhon Ancestors 101
There is no escape - we pay for the violence of our ancestors. Frank Herbert Ancestors 101
Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone. John Ciardi Ancestors 100
The proper time to influence the character of a child is about a hundred years before he is born. William R. Inge Ancestors 97
Let us make future generations remember us as proud ancestors just as, today, we remember our forefathers. Roh Moo-hyun Ancestors 96
Man is descended from a hairy-tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in his habits. Charles Darwin Ancestors 92
The people of western Missouri are, in some respects, very peculiar. We will take Jackson county where I was born for instance. In that section the people seemed to be born fighters, the instinct being inherited from a long line of ancestors. Cole Younger Ancestors 89
Humans are upsetting a fragile balance that their own human ancestors established. Joan D. Vinge Ancestors 88
A spirit of innovation is generally the result of a selfish temper and confined views. People will not look forward to posterity, who never look backward to their ancestors. Edmund Burke Ancestors 85
Many a family tree needs trimming. Kin Hubbard Ancestors 75
We forget that the soul has its own ancestors. James Hillman Ancestors 63
I think these people have betrayed or have forgotten their ancestors. Zhu Rongji Ancestors 62
Every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. Ralph Waldo Emerson Ancestors 60
It is indeed a desirable thing to be well descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. Plutarch Ancestors 59
We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with. Don Marquis Ancestors 52
But it is obvious that our fathers, whose efforts have planted these great and prosperous cities along the once lonely trails of our own broad land, received all the fundamentals of civilization as a heritage from their European ancestors. James H. Breasted Ancestors 48
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits. Sallust Ancestors 46
Whoever serves his country well has no need of ancestors. Voltaire Ancestors 43
The book begins and ends with the visits to give the impression of a tunnel into their ancestors and family history. I believe in going backwards into the past - I felt I was digging a tunnel back to the past. Anita Desai Ancestors 41
Sweden is the home of my ancestors, and I have reserved a special place in my heart for Sweden. Carl D. Anderson Ancestors 39
Crafts make us feel rooted, give us a sense of belonging and connect us with our history. Our ancestors used to create these crafts out of necessity, and now we do them for fun, to make money and to express ourselves. Phyllis George Ancestors 39
We must create the Georgia that our ancestors dreamed of, the Georgia that we dream of. Mikhail Saakashvili Ancestors 34

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