Father Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

One of my favourite quotations is: 'That which thy father bequeathed thee, earn it anew, if thou wouldst possess it.'

— Margaret Thatcher

Thou aks if I and I and I shall give thee. The heathen for thine inheritance and the uttermost part of the earth for…

— Big Youth

Enjoy what thou has inherited from thy sires if thou wouldn't really possess it. What we employ and use is never an oppressive burden;…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.

— Bahá'u'lláh

“thus, therefore, has the one and the same Lord granted, by means of His advent, a greater gift of grace to those of a…

— The Church Fathers

And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too…

— Bible

Give what thou canst, without Thee we are poor; And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away.

— William Cowper

If thou be rich, strive to command thy money, lest it command thee.

— Francis Quarles

“What you inherit from your father must first be earned before it's yours.”

— Goethe

How loved, how honored once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot A heap of dust alone remains of thee 'Tis…

— Alexander Pope

Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou…

— Akhenaton

When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth…

— Bible