Ancestor Quote by P.D. Ouspensky

“Our ancestors were very rich and eminent people, and they left us an enormous inheritance, which we have completely forgotten, especially since the time when we began to consider ourselves the descendants of a monkey.” quote by P.D. Ouspensky — Download Open image

“Our ancestors were very rich and eminent people, and they left us an enormous inheritance, which we have completely forgotten, especially since the time when we began to consider ourselves the descendants of a monkey.”

P.D. Ouspensky

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