Ancestor Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“I find that whatever is old corrupts, and the past turns to snakes. The reverence for the deeds of our ancestors is a treacherous…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

To acknowledge our ancestors means we are aware that we did not make ourselves, that the line stretches all the way back, perhaps to…

— Alice Walker

“In this shifting landscape, we may tend to forget “what the old folks say.” Most of us probably now realize that our ancestors did…

— Deborah L. Parker

Those who feel guilty contemplating "betraying" the tradition they love by acknowledging their disapproval of elements within it should reflect on the fact that…

— Anonymous

“Tradition is not just a word. It's who you are, where you came from and where you will always belong. Never take your eyes…

— Wahab Oriyomi Osuolale

“I know the evil of my ancestors because I am those people. The balance is delicate in the extreme. I know that few of…

— Frank Herbert

We live always under the weight of the old and odious customs... of our barbarous ancestors.

— Guy de Maupassant

“Our forefathers’ deeds touch us, shape us, like strokes of a painting. In endless procession their deeds mark us. The Elders speak knowingly of…

— James Auchiah

Our good and bad deeds follow us almost like a shadow.

— Gautama Buddha

“One of history’s most useful tasks is to bring home to us how keenly, honestly and painfully, past generations pursued aims that now seem…

— John Carey

We need to haunt the house of history and listen anew to the ancestors' wisdom.

— Maya Angelou

If we do not honor our past, we lose our future. If we destroy our roots, we cannot grow.

— Friedensreich Hundertwasser