--- title: "9 Generations Past Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Generations Past quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Generations Past sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/wilma-mankiller-15802_generations_in-iroquois-society-leaders-are-encourag_2642533.jpg" --- > [In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/in-iroquois-society-leaders-are-encouraged-to-remember-seven/) [Wilma Mankiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-mankiller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/wilma-mankiller-15802_generations_in-iroquois-society-leaders-are-encourag_2642533.jpg) > [We of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-the-great/we-of-macedon-for-generations-past-have-been-trained-in-the-hard/) [Alexander the Great](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-the-great/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/alexander-the-great-8774_danger_we-of-macedon-for-generations-past-have_1229545.jpg) > [We are a part of everything that is beneath us, above us, and around us. Our past is our present, our present…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-laduke/we-are-a-part-of-everything-that-is-beneath-us-above-us-and-around-us/) [Winona LaDuke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-laduke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1c/winona-laduke-9240_environmental_we-are-a-part-of-everything-that-is-bene_1630187.png) > [“The Earth is not an inheritance received from our ancestors, nor a possession secured by ownership. It is a sacred trust held…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shree-shambav/the-earth-is-not-an-inheritance-received-from-our-ancestors-nor-a/) [Shree Shambav](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shree-shambav/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/528/shree-shambav-28750_eternal-love_the-earth-is-not-an-inheritance-received_2051847.jpg) > [Every one expects to go further than his father went; every one expects to be better than he was born and every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-allen-white/every-one-expects-to-go-further-than-his-father-went-every-one/) [William Allen White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-allen-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf8/william-allen-white-14722_bigs_every-one-expects-to-go-further-than-his_1792985.jpg) > [There's a Dar Williams song about 'houses that are haunted, with the kids who lie awake and think about other generations past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan/there-s-a-dar-williams-song-about-houses-that-are-haunted-with-the/) [J. Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/j-courtney-sullivan-7330_haunted_there-s-a-dar-williams-song-about-houses_1575811.png) > [Since men do not really respect anything unless it was established long ago and has developed slowly over time, those who want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-nietzsche/since-men-do-not-really-respect-anything-unless-it-was-established/) [Friedrich Nietzsche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-nietzsche/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/friedrich-nietzsche-15_all-kinds_since-men-do-not-really-respect-anything_2122865.jpg) > [“You hold the collective story of all women in your body. The muscle memory of generations past. This is your legacy, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-leblanc/you-hold-the-collective-story-of-all-women-in-your-body-the-muscle/) [Jeanette LeBlanc](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-leblanc/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c67/jeanette-leblanc-13086_daughters_you-hold-the-collective-story-of-all-wom_1204095.jpg) > [“It's not that parents love their children less than in generations past. It's that they no longer receive consistent societal support for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-medved/it-s-not-that-parents-love-their-children-less-than-in-generations/) [Diane Medved](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-medved/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/diane-medved-50154_children_it-s-not-that-parents-love-their-childre_2725474.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/generations-past/#itemlist", "name": "Generations Past Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Wilma Mankiller" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-mankiller/in-iroquois-society-leaders-are-encouraged-to-remember-seven/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/wilma-mankiller-15802_generations_in-iroquois-society-leaders-are-encourag_2642533.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/wilma-mankiller-15802_generations_in-iroquois-society-leaders-are-encourag_2642533.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/wilma-mankiller-15802_generations_in-iroquois-society-leaders-are-encourag_2642533.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven…” — Wilma Mankiller", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alexander the Great" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-the-great/we-of-macedon-for-generations-past-have-been-trained-in-the-hard/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/alexander-the-great-8774_danger_we-of-macedon-for-generations-past-have_1229545.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/alexander-the-great-8774_danger_we-of-macedon-for-generations-past-have_1229545.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/alexander-the-great-8774_danger_we-of-macedon-for-generations-past-have_1229545.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war” — Alexander the Great", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We are a part of everything that is beneath us, above us, and around us. 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