Posterity Quotes

276 quotes by 196 authors

The noblest contribution which any man can make for the benefit of posterity, is that of character. The richest bequest which any man can leave… — Robert Charles Winthrop
Among the sentiments of most powerful operation upon the human heart, and most highly honorable to the human character, are those of veneration for our… — John Quincy Adams
A painter leaves his emotions behind him for posterity to share. — Augustus John
But I hope that by the decision and authority of wise princes that sometime devout and learned men from the churches of other nations and… — Philipp Melanchthon
Filmmakers don't work for posterity. We create with celluloid and chemical pigments that don't last very long. They fade away. In 200 years there will… — Louis Malle
Men of genius are not to be analysed by commonplace rules. The rest of us who have been or are leaders, more commonplace in our… — Robert Menzies
Never forget posterity when devising a policy. Never think of posterity when making a speech. — Robert Menzies
I believe the man who will go down in posterity is the man who paints his own time and the scenes of everyday life around… — Childe Hassam
The principal office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear… — Tacitus
Posterity does not pay off anything of the national debt.Â Each administration adds to the debt left to it, and the promise of liquidation implied… — Frank Chodorov
I do triage on everything that comes through the door, and if it's not something we need (now, for real-not maybe someday) or something that… — Michelle Herman
Why should we put ourselves out of our way to do anything for posterity? For what has posterity ever done for us? — Boyle Roche
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense,… — Gouverneur Morris
Is it the lumberman, then, who is the friend and lover of the pine, stands nearest to it, and understands its nature best? Is it… — Henry David Thoreau
How posterity will laugh at us, one way or other! If half a dozen break their necks, and balloonism is exploded, we shall be called… — Horace Walpole
Posterity pays for the sins of their fathers. — Quintus Curtius Rufus
I suggest that what we want to do is not to leave to posterity a great institution, but to leave behind a great tradition of… — Henry R. Luce
Whatever the skill of any country may be in the sciences, it is from its excellence in polite learning alone that it must expect a… — Oliver Goldsmith
The success or failure of a life, as far as posterity goes, seems to lie in the more or less luck of seizing the right… — Alice James
Is it no imputation to be arraigned before this House, in which I have sat forty years, and to have my name transmitted to posterity… — Robert Walpole

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