Ancestry Quote by Samuel Butler

A man who thinks too much about his ancestors is like a potato-the best part of him is underground.

— Henry S. F. Cooper

A man's ancestry is a positive property to him.

— Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato. The best part is underground.

— Thomas Overbury

He who boasts of his ancestry praises the merits of another

— Seneca

Ancestry is most important to those who have done nothing themselves.

— Louis L'Amour

Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is of more importance than the highest.

— Thomas John Barnardo

People like to trace their ancestry.

— Richard Dawkins

I take a lot of pride in my ancestry and where I come from.

— Auston Matthews

It is worthwhile for anyone to have behind him a few generations of honest, hard-working ancestry.

— Anonymous

Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.

— Ambrose Bierce

Character is better than ancestry, and personal conduct is more important than the highest parentage.

— Thomas John Barnardo

One's heritage and roots is something to be proud of and cherished.

— Sonja Morgan